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PRODUCT LINE

Health Extension Ancestry

A line from Health Extension

RECIPES REVIEWED
5
AVG PROTEIN, DM
31.0%
AVG STARCH
38%
FDA RECALLS
None since 2012
LINE REVIEW

The Health Extension Ancestry Line, Reviewed

5 recipes, read label by label

Health Extension Ancestry Kibble 5 recipes

Recipe Protein Fat Starch Kcal / cup First ingredients
Tidal Energy With Salmon Meal Grain-Free 35% 14% 30.6% 370 Salmon Meal, Sweet Potato, Herring Meal
Homeland With Lamb Meal Grain-Free 31% 15% 33.7% 367 Lamb Meal, Sweet Potato, Peas
Look Out! Duck Grain-Free 27% 16% 37.5% 411 Duck Meal, Potato, Sweet Potato
Chicken Meal and Rice 26% 16% 39% 411 Chicken meal, whole ground brown rice, ground oats
Lamb Meal With Rice 21% 12% 49.7% 350 Lamb Meal, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Ground Oats
Line average 28% 14.6% 38.1% 382

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 Health Extension Ancestry Range

Across 5 recipes we review

Protein is close to the average kibble we review (31.0% on a dry matter basis).

100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).

60% 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 31% 23% to 39%
15%site avg 30%50%
Fat, dry matter 16% 13% to 18%
5%site avg 18%30%
Starch, as fed 38% 31% to 50%
10%site avg 37%60%
Kcal per cup 382 350 to 411
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 80% 35%
Egg 60% 31%
Lamb 40% 14%
Duck 40% 7%
Chicken 20% 56%
Pork 20% 11%

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.

BREED SIZE
  • All Breeds5
SPECIAL DIETS
  • Grain-free (no wheat, corn, rice, barley or oats)3
Health Extension Ancestry Tidal Energy With Salmon Meal Grain-Free Dry Dog Food MOST PROTEIN Health Extension Ancestry Tidal Energy With Salmon Meal Grain-Free Dry Dog Food 38.9% dry matter Health Extension Ancestry Homeland With Lamb Meal Grain-Free Dry Dog Food LEAST STARCH Health Extension Ancestry Homeland With Lamb Meal Grain-Free Dry Dog Food 34% as fed Health Extension Ancestry Lamb Meal With Rice Dry Dog Food FEWEST CALORIES Health Extension Ancestry Lamb Meal With Rice Dry Dog Food 350 kcal per cup
RECALL HISTORY // HEALTH EXTENSION

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 Health Extension has never had one. See the recall log

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