Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, and Barley. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 39.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- 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.
Oatmeal
Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.
Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Our read The ingredients
Cold-formed vitamin bits make a modest difference
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LifeSource Bits
LifeSource Bits are “cold-formed” to help maintain the potency of their ingredients by minimizing their exposure to heat during processing.
What it is Separate dark pieces mixed through the regular kibble, with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants inside. They are the bag's cold-formed supplement pieces.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Lower processing heat protects some vitamins. Every complete adult food must meet the same nutrient minimums, so the Bits mainly change delivery, with little reason to expect a different result for your dog.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
The carrots, blueberries and cranberries Blue calls out all sit below salt, so they contribute little to each scoop.
- 27 Carrots
- 35 Blueberries
- 36 Cranberries
- 15 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,648 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 26.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 15.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 39.0%
397 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Barley, Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Flaxseed (source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Natural Flavor, Pea Starch, Dried Tomato Pomace, Peas, Pea Protein, Dried Egg Product, 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, 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, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), L-Carnitine, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), L-Lysine, Copper Sulfate, Biotin (Vitamin B7), 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 | 26.0% | 28.9% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 15.0% | 16.7% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.0% | 4.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 39.0% | 43.3% | HIGH |
Our read The label
Carbs lead calories, joint dose stays small
44mg
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How was it proven?
Formulated
It meets AAFCO adult maintenance levels by formulation. That route checks nutrient targets rather than testing the food in dogs.
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Where do the calories come from?
Carbs and fat
About 38% come from carbohydrate and 36% from fat, leaving 26% from protein. The chicken name does not make this a high-protein food.
- Feed it to
- Healthy small adult dogs that do well on chicken and grains and need a steady daily food.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs with chicken allergies, and dogs on a low fat diet or with a history of pancreatitis.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 lb | $14.97 | $2.99 | Walmart lowest of 12 stores |
| 15 lb | $43.97 | $2.93 | Walmart lowest of 13 stores |
| 26 lb | $88.00LIVE | $3.38 | Amazon |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 5. Others are from our check on Sep 27. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (397 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
2 FDA Recalls On Record
Dog food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Cub Size - Wild Chews Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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