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BLUE · NATURAL VETERINARY DIET

Blue Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Blue Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care Dry Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Pea Starch, Peas, and Pea Protein. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 27.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 30.0%, fat 10.0%, fibre 17.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 27.0%
30%
10%
17%
10%
27%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 27.0% of this cup, below the site average. Protein comes in at 30.0%. One cup carries 309 kcal.
PROTEIN
30.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
27.0%
KCAL / CUP
309
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FIRST 5 OF 71 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,074 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
30.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
10.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
17.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
27.0%

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

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 30.0% 33.3% HIGH
FAT 10.0% 11.1% n/a
FIBRE 17.0% 18.9% n/a
CARB (EST.) 27.0% 30.0% TYPICAL
STARCH RATIO 27.0% 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 BASICS LIMITED INGREDIENT ARCHIVE AVG
PROTEIN, DM 33.3% 22.2% 29.3%
CARB, DM 30% 49% 43%
STARCH RATIO 27.0% 44.0% 38.51%
KCAL / CUP 309 356 398
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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