BLUE · NATURAL VETERINARY DIET
Blue Natural Veterinary Diet GI Gastrointestinal Support Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Blue Natural Veterinary Diet GI Gastrointestinal Support Dry Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Brown Rice, and Peas. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 43.0%.
- 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.
Oatmeal
Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,490 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 43.0%
344 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, Oatmeal, Brown Rice, Peas, Potatoes, Dried Egg Product, Natural Flavor, Flaxseed (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Pea Fiber, Canola Oil (source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Dicalcium Phosphate, Pea Protein, Apple Pomace, 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., Cranberries, Pumpkin, Dried Kelp, Dried Chicory Root, Potassium Chloride, Fish Oil, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Alfalfa Nutrient Concentrate, DL-Methionine, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Vegetable Juice for color, Blueberries, Barley Grass, Parsley, Turmeric, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Biotin (Vitamin B7), L-Lysine, Vitamin A Supplement, Taurine, Dried Yeast, Zinc Sulfate, Dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, Dried Aspergillus niger fermentation extract, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, Ferrous Sulfate, Dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation extract, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Copper Sulfate, Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Manganese Sulfate, 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 | 12.0% | 13.3% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 43.0% | 47.8% | 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 | 48% | 30% | 43% |
| STARCH RATIO | 43.0% | 27.0% | 38.51% |
| KCAL / CUP | 344 | 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.