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FirstMate Limited Ingredient New Zealand Beef Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of FirstMate Limited Ingredient New Zealand Beef Dry Dog Food are Beef Meal, Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato, Dried Yeast, and Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols). According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 42.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 25.0%, fat 13.0%, fibre 4.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 42.0%
25%
13%
10%
42%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 42.0% of this cup, above the kibble average. Protein comes in at 25.0%. One cup carries 513 kcal.
PROTEIN
25.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
42.0%
KCAL / CUP
513
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FIRST 5 OF 20 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,310 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
25.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
13.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
42.0%

513 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

Beef Meal, Burbank Potato, Norkotah Potato, Dried Yeast, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Tomato Pomace, Pumpkin, 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., Threonine, DL-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Calcium Propionate (a preservative), Taurine, 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-calcium pantothenate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), 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 25.0% 27.8% TYPICAL
FAT 13.0% 14.4% n/a
FIBRE 4.0% 4.4% n/a
CARB (EST.) 42.0% 46.7% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 42.0% KIBBLE AVG 37.98%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
--CUPS
    -- kcal

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (513 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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