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Canidae Pure Grain-Free Real Lamb, Goat & Venison Meals Recipe Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Canidae Pure Grain-Free Real Lamb, Goat & Venison Meals Recipe Dry Dog Food are Lamb, Goat Meal, Lentils, Peas, and Tapioca. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 38.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 27.0%, fat 14.0%, fiber 4.5%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 38.5%
27%
14%
10%
39%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 38.5% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 27.0%. One cup carries 449 kcal.
PROTEIN
27.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
38.5%
KCAL / CUP
449
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Canidae Pure Grain-Free Real Lamb, Goat & Venison Meals Recipe Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 19 COMPONENTS
Lamb

Lamb

The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.

Goat Meal

A concentrated meal rendered from goat.
Lentils

Lentils

The dried edible seed of the lentil plant, used in grain-free recipes as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Peas

Peas

The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Tapioca

Tapioca

A starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,450 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
27.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
14.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.5%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
38.5%

449 kcal per cup.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

Every row printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

CRUDE PROTEIN (min.)
27.00%
CRUDE FAT (min.)
14.00%
CRUDE FIBER (max.)
4.50%
MOISTURE (max.)
10.00%
LINOLEIC ACID (OMEGA 6) (min.)
2.40%
ALPHA LINOLENIC ACID (OMEGA 3) (min.)
0.70%
VITAMIN E (min.)
50.00 IU/kg
GLUCOSAMINE (NATURALLY OCCURRING) (min.)
700 mg/kg
CHONDROITIN SULFATE (NATURALLY OCCURRING) (min.)
1,300.00 mg/kg
LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS (min.)
100 million CFU/lb

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

Lamb, Goat Meal, Lentils, Peas, Tapioca, Canola Oil, Venison Meal, Suncured Alfalfa, Natural Flavor, Taurine, Minerals (Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Choline Chloride, Mixed Tocopherols (A Preservative), Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Trichoderma Longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract. Contains A Source Of Live (Viable) Naturally Occurring Microorganisms

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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 27.0% 30.0% HIGH
FAT 14.0% 15.6% n/a
FIBER 4.5% 5.0% n/a
CARB (EST.) 38.5% 42.8% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 38.5% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $21.99LIVE $5.50 Amazon lowest of 4 stores
12 lb $47.79LIVE $3.98 Amazon lowest of 2 stores
22 lb $74.99LIVE $3.41 Amazon lowest of 2 stores
24 lb $134.98 $5.62 Chewy

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 5. Others are from our check on Sep 27. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.4CUPS
    1,076 kcal312 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (449 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // CANIDAE

    1 FDA Recall On Record

    MAY 5, 2012
    POTENTIAL SALMONELLA

    Canidae dry dog and cat food made at Diamond Gaston, SC plant 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

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

    All Life Stages Multi-Protein Formula Chicken, Turkey, Lamb, and Fish Meals 26.7% Pure Grain-Free Real Salmon & Sweet Potato 36.7% All Life Stages Lamb Meal & Rice Formula 25.6% Pure Grain-Free Real Bison, Lentil & Carrot 31.7%

    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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