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FirstMate Australian Lamb Meal Formula Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of FirstMate Australian Lamb Meal Formula Dry Dog Food are Lamb Meal, Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), and Tomato Pomace. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 39.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 24.0%, fat 13.0%, fibre 7.5%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 39.5%
24%
13%
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  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 39.5% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 24.0%. One cup carries 480 kcal.
PROTEIN
24.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
39.5%
KCAL / CUP
480
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FIRST 5 OF 18 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,190 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
24.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
13.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
7.5%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
39.5%

480 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

Lamb Meal, Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Tomato Pomace, Potassium Chloride, DL-Methionine, Threonine, Choline Chloride, Calcium Propionate (a preservative), Taurine, Blueberries, Raspberries, Cranberries, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Calcium Carbonate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Selenium Yeast, Calcium Iodate), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, D-pantothenic Acid, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Yeast Extract, Rosemary extract

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, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 24.0% 26.7% TYPICAL
FAT 13.0% 14.4% n/a
FIBRE 7.5% 8.3% n/a
CARB (EST.) 39.5% 43.9% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 39.5% KIBBLE AVG 37.98%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

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Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
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    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (480 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // FIRSTMATE

    No FDA Recalls On Record

    We have not matched any FDA recall to FirstMate. 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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