Diamond Hi-Energy Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Diamond Hi-Energy Dry Dog Food are Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Corn, Wheat Flour, Rice Bran, and Chicken Fat.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (min.): 24%

Crude Fat (min.): 20%

Crude Fiber (max.): 5%

Moisture (max.): 10%

Calories: 3,820 kcal/kg, 400 kcal/cup

Diamond Hi-Energy Dry Dog Food Ingredients

Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Corn, Wheat Flour, Rice Bran, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Corn Gluten Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Natural Flavor, Fish Meal, Millet, Meat Meal, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Animalis Fermentation Product, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Vitamin D Supplement, Folic Acid. Contains A Source Of Live (Viable), Naturally Occurring Microorganisms

We specified the salt's position and marked it to help you evaluate the ingredients better with The Salt Divider.

Chicken by-products meal as a dog food ingredient

Chicken By-Product Meal is rendered mix of less desirable parts (eg. gizzards, giblets, feet), internal organs (eg. lungs, spleen, liver, heart, kidneys) and bones of a chicken.

Chicken by-products are protein rich like chicken and also it's a natural source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine. However, it's an already processed material in dog food manufacturing and makes the food ultra-processed.

Ground corn is a carbohydrate and a source of vitamins and minerals.

Wheat flour is a source of vegetable protein.

May be a filler ingredient, contributing to a feeling of fullness after your pet eats it.

Chicken Fat is a high quality source of energy and essential fatty acids. For example, chicken fat contains linoleic acid which is an excellent source of the Omega-6 fatty acids. Quality fats support a shiny, healthy coat in dogs.

Starch Meter

According to the guaranteed analysis, Diamond Hi-Energy Dry Dog Food has 24% protein, 20% fat, 5% fiber, and 10% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 36%.

The largest proportion of Carbohydrates in dog food is provided by starch and indeed dogs don't have carbohydrate requirement at all.

We calculated the starch ratio in Diamond Hi-Energy Dry Dog Food as 36%. Basically, around two fifth (almost half) of the food you feed to {your dog} is starch.

Average starch ratio of dry dog foods on inthekibble.com is 38.67% - and that means this Diamond kibble has less starch ratio than the average.

Protein (24%)

Starch (36 %)

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