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PRODUCT LINE

I and Love and You Naked Essentials

A line from I and Love and You

RECIPES REVIEWED
10
AVG PROTEIN, DM, KIBBLE
33.9%
AVG STARCH, KIBBLE
34%
FDA RECALLS
1
LINE REVIEW

The I and Love and You Naked Essentials Line, Reviewed

10 recipes, read label by label

I and Love and You Naked Essentials Kibble 5 recipes

Recipe Protein Fat Starch Kcal / cup First ingredients
Puppy Grain-Free with Chicken + Lentils 32% 15% 32% 462 Chicken, Chicken Meal, Menhaden Fish Meal
Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison 30% 15% 32.5% 431 Lamb, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal
Grain-Free with Chicken + Duck 30% 14% 35.5% 412 Chicken, chicken meal, turkey meal
Ancient Grains Recipe with Chicken + Turkey 30% 15% 34% 380 Chicken, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal
Ancient Grains Recipe with Beef + Lamb 30% 15% 34% 380 Beef, Beef Meal, Menhaden Fish Meal
Line average 30.4% 14.8% 33.6% 413

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.

I and Love and You Naked Essentials Wet food 5 recipes

Recipe Protein Fat Moisture Kcal / kg First ingredients
Lambarama Stew 8% 5% 82% 987 Lamb, Lamb Broth, Vegetable Broth
Cluckin’ Good Stew 7.5% 3% 82% 852 Chicken, Chicken Broth, Vegetable Broth
Moo Venison Stew Dog Cans 7.5% 3% 82% 829 Beef, Beef Broth, Vegetable Broth
Gobble It Up Stew 7.5% 3% 82% 837 Turkey, Turkey Broth, Vegetable Broth
Beef Booyah Stew 7.5% 2.5% 82% 824 Beef, Beef Broth, Vegetable Broth
Line average 7.6% 3.3% 82% 866

All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Wet food is mostly water, so compare it with other wet food only. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.

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DEEP DIVE

Inside The I and Love and You Naked Essentials Range

Across 10 recipes we review

Protein runs higher than the average kibble we review (33.9% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).

Starch is lower than average, at 34% of the food as fed.

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

80% 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 34% 33% to 36%
15%site avg 30%50%
Fat, dry matter 17% 16% to 17%
5%site avg 18%30%
Starch, as fed 34% 32% to 36%
10%site avg 37%60%
Kcal per cup 413 380 to 462
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

Egg 80% 31%
Chicken 50% 56%
Turkey 50% 20%
Beef 40% 19%
Lamb 30% 14%
Fish 20% 35%
Duck 10% 7%

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 Stages4
  • Puppy1
BREED SIZE
  • All Breeds10
SPECIAL DIETS
  • Grain-free (no wheat, corn, rice, barley or oats)8
I and Love and You Naked Essentials Puppy Grain-Free with Chicken + Lentils Dry Dog Food MOST PROTEIN I and Love and You Naked Essentials Puppy Grain-Free with Chicken + Lentils Dry Dog Food 35.6% dry matter I and Love and You Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison Dry Dog Food LEAST STARCH I and Love and You Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison Dry Dog Food 33% as fed I and Love and You Naked Essentials Ancient Grains Recipe with Chicken + Turkey Dry Dog Food FEWEST CALORIES I and Love and You Naked Essentials Ancient Grains Recipe with Chicken + Turkey Dry Dog Food 380 kcal per cup
RECALL HISTORY // I AND LOVE AND YOU

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JUL 14, 2015
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