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NutriSource Choice

A line from NutriSource

RECIPES REVIEWED
7
AVG PROTEIN, DM
26.8%
AVG STARCH
41%
FDA RECALLS
1
LINE REVIEW

The NutriSource Choice Line, Reviewed

7 recipes, read label by label

NutriSource Choice Kibble 7 recipes

Recipe Protein Fat Starch Kcal / cup First ingredients
Performance Chicken 30% 20% 28% 431 chicken meal, peas, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols and citric acid)
Large Breed Chicken 24% 12% 42% 394 chicken meal, barley, peas
Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe 24% 12% 42% 394 chicken meal, whole grain sorghum, barley
Large Breed Beef 23% 12% 43% 389 beef meal, barley, peas
Beef Meal & Barley 23% 12% 43% 389 beef meal, barley, peas
Turkey Meal & Barley Recipe 23% 12% 43% 396 turkey meal, whole grain sorghum, peas
Whitefish Meal & Rice Recipe 22% 12% 44% 393 whitefish meal, brown rice, peas
Line average 24.1% 13.1% 40.7% 398

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.

All recipes

7 foods matched · newest first
DEEP DIVE

Inside The NutriSource Choice Range

Across 7 recipes we review

Protein runs lower than the average kibble we review (26.8% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).

Starch is higher than average, at 41% of the food as fed.

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

0% 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 27% 24% to 33%
15%site avg 30%50%
Fat, dry matter 15% 13% to 22%
5%site avg 18%30%
Starch, as fed 41% 28% to 44%
10%site avg 37%60%
Kcal per cup 398 389 to 431
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

Chicken 86% 56%
Turkey 86% 20%
Fish 43% 35%
Beef 29% 19%

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
  • Adult4
  • All Life Stages3
BREED SIZE
  • All Breeds5
  • Large Breed2
NutriSource Choice Performance Chicken Dry Dog Food MOST PROTEIN NutriSource Choice Performance Chicken Dry Dog Food 33.3% dry matter NutriSource Choice Large Breed Chicken Dry Dog Food LEAST STARCH NutriSource Choice Large Breed Chicken Dry Dog Food 42% as fed NutriSource Choice Large Breed Beef Dry Dog Food FEWEST CALORIES NutriSource Choice Large Breed Beef Dry Dog Food 389 kcal per cup
RECALL HISTORY // NUTRISOURCE

1 FDA Recall On Record

OCT 11, 2021
ELEVATED LEVELS OF VITAMIN D

Pure Vita Salmon Entrée Dog Food

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