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Caru Daily Dish Chicken Stew Grain-Free Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 12.0 oz cartons, complete and balanced for all life stages. With the water taken out it is 28% protein and 8% fat, and each carton carries 279 kcal.

  • Complete & balanced for all life stages (AAFCO, on the label)
  • Stew
  • 12.0 oz carton
  • 82% water
Protein is 27.8% once the water is taken out, below the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 5.0% because that figure includes the water. One carton carries 279 kcal and about 9.8 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
27.8%
KCAL / CARTON
279
CARTONS A DAY*
3.9
COST A DAY*
$14.42

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

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Caru Daily Dish Chicken Stew Grain-Free Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 18 COMPONENTS
Water Sufficient for Processing

Water Sufficient for Processing

Water added to a recipe so it can be mixed, cooked and canned, as distinct from moisture native to the…
Chicken

Chicken

The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Bone Broth

Chicken Bone Broth

Broth produced by simmering chicken bones, used as a liquid in the recipe.
Chickpeas

Chickpeas

The seed of the chickpea plant, also sold as the garbanzo bean.
Apples

Apples

The fruit of the apple tree, used fresh or dried with the seeds removed.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the carton

First ingredient
Water Sufficient for Processing, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
First meat
Chicken, second on the list.
Thickeners and binders
Tapioca Starch. 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 carton, measured “as fed”

Calories
820 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
5.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
1.5%
Crude Fiber (max.)
2.0%
Moisture (max.)
82.0%

279 kcal per 12.0 oz carton.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the carton prints it, heaviest first

Water Sufficient for Processing, Chicken, Chicken Bone Broth, Chickpeas, Apples, Carrots, Peas, Pumpkin, Whole Ground Flaxseed, Tapioca Starch, Celery Root, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Marine Microalgae Oil (Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids), Minerals (Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Iodine Amino Acid Chelate, Selenium Yeast), Tricalcium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Taurine

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 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 5.0% 27.8% 43.2%
FAT 1.5% 8.3% 22.2%
FIBER 2.0% 11.1% -
CARBS (EST.) - 41.7% -

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
28%
Higher than 7%. Median 43%.
Calories
820 kcal/kg
Richer than 11%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
82%
Wetter than 58%. Median 78%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$13.41
Pricier than 72%. Median $10.36.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a carton costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
12.8 oz $3.99 $4.99 Petco

Prices are from our check on Oct 16. 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
3.9CARTONS
    1,076 kcal46.3 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (820 kcal per kg, 279 kcal per carton). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // CARU

    No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012

    We have not matched any FDA recall to Caru. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

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    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 carton. 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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