Verus Puppy Advantage Chicken Meal, Oats & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Verus Puppy Advantage Chicken Meal, Oats & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food are Chicken Meal, Ground Oat Groats, Ground Brown Rice, Chicken Fat, and Rice Bran.
Verus Puppy Advantage Chicken Meal, Oats & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food Ingredients
Chicken Meal is a dry, rendered product from whole chickens that has been through some processing to remove water and fat. It looks like brown flour, and it's a highly concentrated protein/mineral resource.
Chicken meal is basically chicken with a longer storage time. It's a protein-rich food and also Vitamin B12, Tryptophan, Choline, Zinc, Iron, and Copper resource. However, it's an already processed material in dog food manufacturing and makes the food ultra-processed.
Has a reputation for being an healthy grain and is abundant in minerals, fiber, and B vitamins. Contains complex carbohydrates which provide energy and fiber which promotes digestive health.
Chicken Fat is a high quality source of energy and essential fatty acids. For example, chicken fat contains linoleic acid which is an excellent source of the Omega-6 fatty acids. Quality fats support a shiny, healthy coat in dogs.
Is the outer husk and germ of a grain of rice. It is a rich source of minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber.
Starch Meter
According to the guaranteed analysis, Verus Puppy Advantage Chicken Meal, Oats & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food has 26% protein, 16% fat, 4% fiber, and 10% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 39%.
We calculated the starch ratio in Verus Puppy Advantage Chicken Meal, Oats & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food as 39%. Basically, around two fifth (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 Verus kibble has more starch ratio than the average.
