Blue Tender Shreds Salmon & Chicken Dog Food Topper
A topper in 2.5 oz pouches, made to add to a bowl rather than to feed on its own. With the water taken out it is 64% protein and 7% fat, and each pouch carries 48 kcal.
- Topper, not a complete meal
- 2.5 oz pouch
- 86% water
Ingredient Wiki
Salmon
The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Fish Broth
The liquid produced by simmering fish, used to add moisture and flavor.
Chicken Broth
The liquid produced by simmering chicken, used to add moisture and flavor.
Water
Plain water, used to make the recipe mixable and, in wet food, to fill the can.
What’s in the pouch
- First meat
- Salmon, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Salmon and Chicken.
- Thickeners and binders
- Tapioca Starch and Guar Gum. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the pouch, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 676 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 9.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 1.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 0.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 86.0%
48 kcal per 2.5 oz pouch, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the pouch size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the pouch prints it, heaviest first
Salmon, Chicken, Fish Broth, Chicken Broth, Water, Tapioca Starch, Vegetable Oil, Guar Gum
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | TOPPER MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 9.0% | 64.3% | 44.4% |
| FAT | 1.0% | 7.1% | 18.5% |
| FIBER | 0.5% | 3.6% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 10.7% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
What a pouch costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 oz | $2.19LIVE | $13.69 | PetSmart |
| 3.2 oz | $1.89 | $9.45 | Target lowest of 4 stores |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 12. Others are from our check on Sep 30. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
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 with the water taken out, read the same way.
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