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EUKANUBA

Eukanuba Breed Specific Adult German Shepherd Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Eukanuba Breed Specific Adult German Shepherd Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken By-Product Meal, and Chicken Flavor. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 43.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 23.0%, fat 13.0%, fibre 5.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 43.0%
23%
13%
10%
43%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 43.0% of this cup, above the site average. Protein comes in at 23.0%. One cup carries 314 kcal.
PROTEIN
23.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
43.0%
KCAL / CUP
314
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FIRST 4 OF 28 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Crude Protein (min.)
23.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
13.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
5.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
43.0%

314 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

SALT DIVIDER

Chicken, Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken By-Product Meal (Natural Source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine), Chicken Flavor, Brewers Rice, Dried Beet Pulp, Fish Meal, Dried Egg Product, Potassium Chloride, Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a Source of Vitamin E), Fructooligosaccharides, Calcium Carbonate, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a Source of Vitamin E), 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., Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Flax Meal, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate), Dl-Methionine, Dried Chicken Cartilage (Natural Source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine), Vitamins (Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Brewers Dried Yeast, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene, 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, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 23.0% 25.6% TYPICAL
FAT 13.0% 14.4% n/a
FIBRE 5.0% 5.6% n/a
CARB (EST.) 43.0% 47.8% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 43.0% ARCHIVE AVG 37.84%
HOW MUCH TO FEED
PER DAY
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KCAL
THIS FOOD
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CUPS / DAY

Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

BENCHMARK

Against The Line

Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Eukanuba range and the archive average.

METRIC THIS RECIPE ADULT LARGE BREED ARCHIVE AVG
PROTEIN, DM 25.6% 25.6% 32.3%
CARB, DM 48% 49% 39%
STARCH RATIO 43.0% 44.1% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 314 331 384
RECALL HISTORY // EUKANUBA

No FDA Recalls On Record

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

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