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PRODUCT LINE

FirstMate Limited Ingredient Diet

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RECIPES REVIEWED
8
AVG PROTEIN, DM
26.4%
AVG STARCH
42%
FDA RECALLS
None since 2012
LINE REVIEW

The FirstMate Limited Ingredient Diet Line, Reviewed

8 recipes, read label by label

FirstMate Limited Ingredient Diet Kibble 8 recipes

Recipe Protein Fat Starch Kcal / cup First ingredients
Free Run Chicken Formula 25% 14% 41% 527 Chicken Meal, Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato
Limited Ingredient New Zealand Beef Grain-Free 25% 13% 42% 513 Beef Meal, Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato
Chicken Meal With Blueberries Formula Grain-Free 25% 14% 41% 527 Chicken Meal, Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato
New Zealand Beef Meal Formula Small Bites Grain-Free 25% 13% 42% 513 Beef Meal, Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato
Pacific Ocean Fish Large Breed Formula Grain-Free 25% 12% 39% 490 Ocean Fish Meal, Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato
Australian Lamb Meal Formula Grain-Free 24% 13% 39.5% 480 Lamb Meal, Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato
Pacific Ocean Fish Meal Original Formula Grain-Free 23% 10% 43% 475 Ocean Fish Meal, Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato
Pacific Ocean Fish Weight Control Formula Grain-Free 18% 8% 50% 470 Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato, Ocean Fish Meal
Line average 23.8% 12.1% 42.2% 499

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.

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DEEP DIVE

Inside The FirstMate Limited Ingredient Diet Range

Across 8 recipes we review

Protein runs lower than the average kibble we review (26.4% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).

Starch is higher than average, at 42% of the food as fed.

88% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).

100% of recipes are grain-free.

NUTRITION

How The Range Measures Up

this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,089 foods we review

Protein, dry matter 26% 20% to 28%
15%site avg 30%50%
Fat, dry matter 13% 9% to 16%
5%site avg 18%30%
Starch, as fed 42% 39% to 50%
10%site avg 37%60%
Kcal per cup 499 470 to 527
250site avg 395600

Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out

INGREDIENTS

What Goes In The Bowl

Fish 38% 35%
Chicken 25% 56%
Beef 25% 19%
Lamb 13% 14%

Share of recipes that list each animal protein as an ingredient, not counting oils, fats or flavorings. Useful if your dog has a food sensitivity.

Ingredients Some Owners Avoid

By-products 0% 13%
Artificial colors 0% 1%
Chemical preservatives 0% 9%
Corn 0% 15%
Wheat 0% 13%
Soy 0% 10%

These are not unsafe. They are listed because readers ask about them.

LIFE STAGE
  • All Life Stages1
BREED SIZE
  • All Breeds6
  • Large Breed1
SPECIAL DIETS
  • Grain-free (no wheat, corn, rice, barley or oats)8
FirstMate Limited Ingredient Diet Free Run Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food MOST PROTEIN FirstMate Limited Ingredient Diet Free Run Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food 27.8% dry matter FirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Large Breed Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog Food LEAST STARCH FirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Large Breed Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog Food 39% as fed FirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Weight Control Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog Food FEWEST CALORIES FirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Weight Control Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog Food 470 kcal per cup
RECALL HISTORY // FIRSTMATE

No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012

Our log holds FDA dog food recall notices from 2012 on, so this is not a guarantee that FirstMate has never had one. See the recall log

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