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Iams Adult Healthy Weight Large Breed Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Iams Adult Healthy Weight Large Breed Dry Dog Food are Whole Grain Ground Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Ground Whole Grain Barley, and Chicken.

Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min.): 22%
Crude Fat (min.): 9%
Crude Fiber (max.): 5%
Moisture (max.): 10%
Calories: 3,394 kcal/kg, 325 kcal/cup

Iams Adult Healthy Weight Large Breed Dry Dog Food Ingredients

Ground Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal (Source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine), Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Ground Whole Grain Barley, Chicken, Dried Beet Pulp, Natural Flavor, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols), Dried Egg Product , Dried Brewers Yeast, Potassium Chloride , Caramel Color, Salt, Flaxseed, Choline Chloride, Carrot, DL-Methionine, Tomato, Fructooligosaccharides , Calcium Carbonate, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Spinach, Green Pea, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), L-Tryptophan, Dried Apple Pomace, L-Carnitine, Dried Blueberry Pomace, Mixed Tocopherols, Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid
We specified the salt's position and marked it to help you evaluate the ingredients better with The Salt Divider.
Chicken by-products meal as a dog food ingredient
organic chicken as a dog food ingredient

This provides easily digestible carbohydrates.

Chicken By-Product Meal is rendered mix of less desirable parts (eg. gizzards, giblets, feet), internal organs (eg. lungs, spleen, liver, heart, kidneys) and bones of a chicken.

Chicken by-products are protein rich like chicken and also it's a natural source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine. However, it's an already processed material in dog food manufacturing and makes the food ultra-processed.

This ingredient is also called Milo and is an excellent source for energy, and is one of the carbohydrate sources. It is cracked and cooked for better digestibility.

Ground Whole Grain Barley is a third source of carbohydrate energy. Scientific analysis indicates that barley is low on the glycemic index and may help to regulate your pet’s blood sugar levels. Once again, this grain is finely ground and cooked at high temperatures in order to increase digestibility.

Chicken is an excellent source of healthy protein for dogs. It is filled with essential amino acids to build strong muscles and help to maintain organs and tissue.

In addition to being a flavor that dogs love, chicken also delivers Omega 6 fatty acids that help sustain healthy skin and shiny coats along with B3 and B6 vitamins, phosphorous and selenium as well.

Starch Meter

According to the guaranteed analysis, Iams Adult Healthy Weight Large Breed Dry Dog Food has 22% protein, 9% fat, 5% fiber, and 10% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 49%.

The largest proportion of Carbohydrates in dog food is provided by starch and indeed dogs don't have carbohydrate requirement at all.

We calculated the starch ratio in Iams Adult Healthy Weight Large Breed Dry Dog Food as 49%. Basically, almost half of the food you feed to {your dog} is starch.

Average starch ratio of dry dog foods on inthekibble.com is 38.67% - and that means this Iams kibble has more starch ratio than the average.

Protein (22%)
Starch (49 %)
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