Annamaet Original is a two-recipe kibble line that covers puppies and seniors. Each recipe leads with an animal meal, chicken meal in the Puppy Formula and lamb meal in the Senior, backed by grains such as brown rice and millet. Both recipes include fish, and neither is grain free. No recipe lists peas, lentils or potato.
Protein runs from 26% to 31% and estimated starch from 36% to 40%, as fed, with fat held at 13% to 14%. The line averages 28.5% protein, above the kibble catalog average of 26.9%, while its 38% average starch sits close to the catalog's 37.4%. Calories are the clearest difference: 433 to 439 kcal per cup against a catalog average of 395.
The trade-offs are scope and density. The line has no adult maintenance recipe, so owners of a grown dog that is not yet a senior would need another line, and the higher calories per cup make careful measuring against the feeding guide worthwhile. For owners who want a grain-inclusive base without legumes, both recipes fit.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 31% | 13% | 36% | 433 | Lamb Meal, Millet, Whitefish Meal |
| Puppy Formula | 26% | 14% | 40% | 439 | Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Millet |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Starch is our estimate, since no bag prints it. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
31% protein · 13% fat · 36% starch · 433 kcal/cup · Senior
The Senior recipe is built on lamb meal and whitefish meal with millet, brown rice and sorghum, and it is the only line mate with egg. It carries the line's higher protein at 31% and lower estimated starch at 36% as fed, and is sold for senior dogs.
Full review of Senior26% protein · 14% fat · 40% starch · 439 kcal/cup · Puppy
The Puppy Formula is the line's only chicken recipe, led by chicken meal, brown rice, millet, pearled barley and rolled oats. At 26% protein and 40% estimated starch as fed, it is the lower protein, higher starch pick, sold for puppies of all breed sizes.
Full review of Puppy FormulaNo. Both the Puppy Formula and the Senior recipe contain grain, such as brown rice and millet. Neither recipe lists peas, lentils or potato.
The Senior recipe, at 31% protein as fed, compared with 26% in the Puppy Formula. The Senior also has the lower estimated starch, 36% against 40%.
The Puppy Formula lists 439 kcal per cup (3598 kcal per kg), and the Senior lists 433 kcal per cup (3549 kcal per kg). Both are above the kibble catalog average of 395 kcal per cup.
Protein is close to the average kibble we review (31.7% on a dry matter basis).
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
0% of recipes are grain-free.
this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,089 foods we review
Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out
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