Diamond Original Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Diamond Original Dry Dog Food are Ground Corn, Meat Meal, Wheat Flour, Poultry By-Product Meal, and Chicken Fat. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 44.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Corn
The kernel of the corn plant, used ground or as separated fractions.
Meat Meal
A rendered product made from mammal tissue, without the species being named.
Wheat Flour
Flour milled from wheat, generally with the bran and germ removed.
Poultry By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from poultry parts left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and frames, excluding feathers…
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,388 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 44.0%
317 kcal per cup. This food is 90% 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
Ground Corn, Meat Meal, Wheat Flour, Poultry By-Product Meal, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Corn Gluten Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Natural Chicken Flavor, Fish Meal, 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, 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
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 | 24.0% | 26.7% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 12.0% | 13.3% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 4.0% | 4.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 44.0% | 48.9% | HIGH |
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 Diamond range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | CARE SENSITIVE SKIN | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 26.7% | 24.4% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 49% | 51% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 44.0% | 45.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 317 | 358 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Diamond. 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.