The 11 Worst Dog Food Brands in America

4.Gravy Train

Parent company: Post Consumer Brands

Founded: 1959

Concerning ingredients: Corn, soybean meal, meat byproducts, unidentified meat and bone meal, wheat middlings, animal digest, BHA, artificial dyes

Known for its nostalgic commercials, Gravy Train is a dry dog food designed to create a gravy-like texture when water is added. However, it relies heavily on low-grade ingredients that may be hard for some dogs to process. The brand has been associated with several instances of vitamin D toxicity. Nutritionally, it falls below average in both protein and fat and is high in carbohydrates when compared to other brands. Notably, Gravy Train was among the brands recalled in 2018 due to contamination with pentobarbital, a drug used for euthanasia and seizure control.