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Blue Natural Veterinary Diet NP Novel Protein Alligator Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Blue Natural Veterinary Diet NP Novel Protein Alligator Dry Dog Food are Deboned Alligator, Peas, Pea Starch, Alligator Meal, and Pea Protein. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 42.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 22.0%, fat 14.0%, fibre 6.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 42.0%
22%
14%
10%
42%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 42.0% of this cup, above the site average. Protein comes in at 22.0%. One cup carries 372 kcal.
PROTEIN
22.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
42.0%
KCAL / CUP
372
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FIRST 5 OF 50 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,568 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
22.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
14.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
6.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
42.0%

372 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 Alligator, Peas, Pea Starch, Alligator meal, Pea Protein, Tapioca Starch, Potato Starch, Canola Oil (source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Flaxseed (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Natural Flavor, Pea Fiber, Dicalcium Phosphate, Fish Oil (source of DHA-Docosahexaenoic acid), Potassium Chloride, 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., Pumpkin, Dried Kelp, Dried Chicory Root, L-Threonine, Choline Chloride, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, DL-Methionine, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Tryptophan, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Biotin (Vitamin B7), Vitamin A Supplement, 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 This product was made using alligator that was sourced in the United States in full compliance with the provisions of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

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 22.0% 24.4% TYPICAL
FAT 14.0% 15.6% n/a
FIBRE 6.0% 6.7% n/a
CARB (EST.) 42.0% 46.7% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 42.0% ARCHIVE AVG 37.84%
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>Natural Veterinary Diet range and the archive average.

METRIC THIS RECIPE BLUE NATURAL VETERINARY ARCHIVE AVG
PROTEIN, DM 24.4% 33.3% 32.3%
CARB, DM 47% 28% 39%
STARCH RATIO 42.0% 25.0% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 372 325 384
RECALL HISTORY // BLUE>NATURAL VETERINARY DIET

No FDA Recalls On Record

We have not matched any FDA recall to Blue>Natural Veterinary Diet. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log

SAME LINE

Other Flavours

Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

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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