Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Small Breed Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Small Breed Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food are Beef, Chicken Meal, Organic Sweet Potatoes, Organic Potatoes, and Turkey Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 33.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Turkey Meal
Turkey that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,721 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 30.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 11.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 33.5%
405 kcal per cup. This food is 89% 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
Beef, Chicken Meal, Organic Sweet Potatoes, Organic Potatoes, Turkey Meal, Dried Egg Product, Organic Tapioca, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavor, Organic Sunflower Oil, Inulin (from chicory root), Organic Flaxseed, Organic Blueberries, Organic Apples, Potassium Chloride, Salmon Oil, 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., Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid), Taurine, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Methionine Complex, Calcium Carbonate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide), Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product
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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 30.0% | 33.7% | HIGH |
| FAT | 16.0% | 18.0% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 3.5% | 3.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 33.5% | 37.6% | TYPICAL |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
Against The Line
Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Castor & Pollux>Pristine range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | CASTOR & POLLUX | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 33.7% | 33.7% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 38% | 38% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 33.5% | 33.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 405 | 395 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Castor & Pollux>Pristine. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.