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Canidae Pure , Lamb Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 13.0 oz cans, complete and balanced. With the water taken out it is 32% protein and 27% fat, and each can carries 496 kcal.

  • Complete & balanced (AAFCO, on the label)
  • 13.0 oz can
  • 78% water
Protein is 31.8% once the water is taken out, below the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 7.0% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 496 kcal and about 10.1 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
31.8%
KCAL / CAN
496
CANS A DAY*
2.2

*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.

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Canidae Pure , Lamb Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 37 COMPONENTS
Lamb

Lamb

The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.

Lamb Broth

The liquid produced by simmering lamb, used to add moisture and flavor.

Vegetable Broth

The liquid produced by simmering vegetables.
Lamb Liver

Lamb Liver

The liver of the lamb, an organ meat.
Peas

Peas

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

What’s in the can

First meat
Lamb, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Lamb and Lamb Liver.
Thickeners and binders
Agar-agar and Sodium Tripolyphosphate. 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 can, measured “as fed”

Calories
1,344 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
7.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
6.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.0%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

496 kcal per 13.0 oz can.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Lamb, Lamb Broth, Vegetable Broth, Lamb Liver, Peas, Tricalcium Phosphate, Agar-agar, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Sunflower Oil, 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., Choline Chloride, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Manganese Sulfate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Iron Proteinate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, Manganese Proteinate, Potassium Iodide, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Rosemary Extract

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 WITH THE WATER TAKEN OUT

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 WET FOOD MEDIAN
PROTEIN 7.0% 31.8% 43.2%
FAT 6.0% 27.3% 22.2%
FIBER 1.0% 4.5% -
CARBS (EST.) - 27.3% -

Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.

AMONG 816 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
32%
Higher than 9%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,344 kcal/kg
Richer than 94%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 6%. Median 78%.
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.2CANS
    1,076 kcal28.2 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,344 kcal per kg, 496 kcal per can). 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 , Lamb & Rice Recipe 36.4% Pure Petite , Grain Free Chicken & Peas Pâté for Small Breed Dogs 38.6% All Life Stages , Multi-Protein Chicken, Lamb and Fish 40.9% All Life Stages , Chicken and Rice 40.9%

    Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, calories, 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 can. 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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