BLUE · LIFE PROTECTION FORMULA
Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, and Oatmeal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 41.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Oatmeal
Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,613 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 14.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 41.0%
377 kcal per cup. This food is 90% dry matter. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, Oatmeal, Pea Starch, Flaxseed (source of Omega 3 and 6 Fatty Acids), Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Tomato Pomace, Natural Flavor, Peas, Pea Protein, Salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., Potassium Chloride, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Potatoes, Dried Chicory Root, Pea Fiber, Alfalfa Nutrient Concentrate, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Garlic, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Sulfate, Vegetable Juice for color, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Blueberries, Cranberries, Barley Grass, Parsley, Turmeric, Dried Kelp, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Copper Sulfate, Biotin (Vitamin B7), L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), L-Lysine, L-Carnitine, Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Sulfate, Taurine, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Dried Yeast, Dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, Dried Aspergillus niger fermentation extract, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation extract, Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Sodium Selenite, Oil of Rosemary
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 24.0% | 26.7% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 14.0% | 15.6% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 41.0% | 45.6% | HIGH |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
Against The Line
Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Blue range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | NATURAL VETERINARY DIET | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 26.7% | 33.3% | 29.3% |
| CARB, DM | 46% | 30% | 43% |
| STARCH RATIO | 41.0% | 27.0% | 38.51% |
| KCAL / CUP | 377 | 309 | 398 |
5 FDA Recalls On Record
Puppy Mix and Kitten Mix Reflects the manufacturer, not this recipe.
Natural Mix Reflects the manufacturer, not this recipe.
Puppy Mix Reflects the manufacturer, not this recipe.
4 of these fell in the last three years. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.