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Instinct Be Natural Real Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Be Natural Real Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Barley, Organic Sorghum, and Oatmeal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 40.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 25.0%, fat 14.0%, fiber 5.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 40.0%
25%
14%
10%
40%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 40.0% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 25.0%. One cup carries 428 kcal.
PROTEIN
25.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
40.0%
KCAL / CUP
428
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FIRST 5 OF 32 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,763 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
25.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
14.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
5.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
40.0%

428 kcal per cup.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

Every row printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Crude Protein (min.)
25 %
Crude Fat (min.)
14 %
Crude Fiber (max.)
5 %
Moisture (max.)
10 %
Vitamin E (min.)
100 IU/kg
Omega 6 Fatty Acids (min.)*
2.10 %
Omega 3 Fatty Acids (min.)*
0.40 %

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Chicken, Chicken Meal, Barley, Sorghum, Oatmeal, Brown Rice, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Turkey Meal, Ground Flaxseed, Fish Meal, Natural Flavor, 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., Carrots, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin), Apples, Blueberries, Cranberries, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide), L-Threonine, Dried Yeast, Freeze-Dried Pollock, Taurine, Yeast Culture, Pumpkin Seeds, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, Rosemary Extract

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, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 25.0% 27.8% TYPICAL
FAT 14.0% 15.6% n/a
FIBER 5.0% 5.6% n/a
CARB (EST.) 40.0% 44.4% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 40.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4.5 lb $15.99LIVE $3.55 PetSmart lowest of 13 stores
25 lb $69.99LIVE $2.80 Amazon lowest of 2 stores
50 lb $139.98 $2.80 Chewy

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 5. Others are from our check on Sep 27. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.5CUPS
    1,076 kcal286 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (428 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // INSTINCT

    2 FDA Recalls On Record

    JUL 24, 2015
    SALMONELLA

    Instinct® Raw Chicken Formula for dogs Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    FEB 15, 2013
    PLASTIC PIECES

    Pet food 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

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, 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 bag. 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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