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Blue Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Blue Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food are Deboned Lamb, Menhaden Fish Meal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, and Barley. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 46.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 20.0%, fat 12.0%, fibre 6.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 46.0%
20%
12%
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  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 46.0% of this cup, above the site average. Protein comes in at 20.0%. One cup carries 365 kcal.
PROTEIN
20.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
46.0%
KCAL / CUP
365
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FIRST 4 OF 70 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,505 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
20.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
12.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
6.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
46.0%

365 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

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Lamb, Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Barley, Pea Starch, Peas, Natural Flavor, Flaxseed (source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Pea Fiber, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Tomato Pomace, Pea Protein, Fish Oil (source of EPA-Eicosapentaenoic Acid), Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Potassium Chloride, Potatoes, Dried Chicory Root, 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., Alfalfa Nutrient Concentrate, Potassium Citrate, Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Taurine, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Chondroitin Sulfate, Garlic, L-Carnitine, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Sulfate, Vegetable Juice for color, DL-Methionine, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Blueberries, Cranberries, Barley Grass, Parsley, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, Turmeric, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), L-Lysine, Copper Sulfate, Biotin (Vitamin B7), Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Sulfate, 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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 20.0% 22.2% LOW
FAT 12.0% 13.3% n/a
FIBRE 6.0% 6.7% n/a
CARB (EST.) 46.0% 51.1% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 46.0% ARCHIVE AVG 38.51%
HOW MUCH TO FEED
PER DAY
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KCAL
THIS FOOD
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CUPS / DAY

Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

BENCHMARK

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 22.2% 33.3% 29.3%
CARB, DM 51% 30% 43%
STARCH RATIO 46.0% 27.0% 38.51%
KCAL / CUP 365 309 398
RECALL HISTORY // BLUE

5 FDA Recalls On Record

APR 11, 2025
SALMONELLA, LISTERIA

Puppy Mix and Kitten Mix Reflects the manufacturer, not this recipe.

JAN 31, 2025
SALMONELLA

Natural Mix Reflects the manufacturer, not this recipe.

DEC 4, 2024
SALMONELLA

Puppy Mix Reflects the manufacturer, not this recipe.

4 of these fell in the last three years. See the recall log

One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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