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Blue Homestyle Recipe - Lamb & Garden Vegetables Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 12.5 oz cans, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 39% protein and 32% fat, and each can carries 478 kcal.

  • Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
  • 12.5 oz can
  • 78% water
Protein is 38.6% once the water is taken out, below the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 8.5% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 478 kcal and about 9.8 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
38.6%
KCAL / CAN
478
CANS A DAY*
2.3
COST A DAY*
$6.45

*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.

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Blue Homestyle Recipe - Lamb & Garden Vegetables Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 39 COMPONENTS
Lamb

Lamb

The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.
Beef Broth

Beef Broth

The liquid produced by simmering beef, used to add moisture and flavor.
Liver

Liver

Liver used without the animal being named.
Carrots

Carrots

The root of the carrot plant, used fresh, cooked or dried.
Peas

Peas

The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the can

First meat
Lamb, first on the list.
Thickeners and binders
guar gum, carrageenan and cassia gum. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
Added color
None listed.
Flagged additives
None from our list.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the can, measured “as fed”

Calories
1,350 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
8.5%
Crude Fat (min.)
7.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.3%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

478 kcal per 12.5 oz can.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Lamb, beef broth, liver, carrots, peas, brown rice, sweet potatoes, barley, oatmeal, sunflower oil, guar gum, carrageenan, cassia gum, salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., potassium chloride, flaxseed, blueberries, cranberries, choline chloride, magnesium sulfate, zinc amino acid chelate, iron amino acid chelate, vitamin E supplement, copper amino acid chelate, manganese amino acid chelate, sodium selenite, zinc oxide, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), cobalt amino acid chelate, niacin (vitamin b3), calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), vitamin A supplement, riboflavin (vitamin b2), biotin (vitamin b7), vitamin B12 supplement, potassium iodide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid (vitamin b9)

Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.

NUTRITION WITH THE WATER TAKEN OUT

Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.

NUTRIENT ON THE LABEL WATER OUT WET FOOD MEDIAN
PROTEIN 8.5% 38.6% 43.2%
FAT 7.0% 31.8% 22.2%
FIBER 1.3% 5.9% -
CARBS (EST.) - 14.5% -

Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.

AMONG 629 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
39%
Higher than 28%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,350 kcal/kg
Richer than 93%. Median 1,020 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 6%. Median 78%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$6.00
Pricier than 15%. Median $10.18.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a can costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.3CANS
    1,076 kcal28.1 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,350 kcal per kg, 478 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // BLUE

    2 FDA Recalls On Record

    MAR 17, 2017
    CONTAINS BEEF THYROID HORMONE

    Dog food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    NOV 25, 2015
    SALMONELLA

    Cub Size - Wild Chews Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

    Life Protection Formula Homestyle Recipe Senior Turkey Vegetable Dinner 38.6% Natural Veterinary Diet GI Low Fat 36.4% Wilderness Snake River Grill 38.6% Delights New York Strip Hearty Gravy 44.4%

    Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, calories, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a can. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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