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Fromm Four-Star Pork & Applesauce Formula Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Fromm Four-Star Pork & Applesauce Formula Dry Dog Food are Pork, Pork Meat and Bone Meal, Oat Groats, Pearled Barley, and Pork Liver. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 40.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 24.0%, fat 14.0%, fibre 5.5%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 40.5%
24%
14%
10%
41%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 40.5% of this cup, above the site average. Protein comes in at 24.0%. One cup carries 379 kcal.
PROTEIN
24.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
40.5%
KCAL / CUP
379
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FIRST 5 OF 36 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,613 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
24.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
14.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
5.5%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
40.5%

379 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

Pork, Pork Meat And Bone Meal, Oat Groats, Pearled Barley, Pork Liver, Brown Rice, White Rice, Dried Tomato Pomace, Pork Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Egg Product, Peas, Potatoes, Apples, Sweet Potatoes, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Pea Protein, Flaxseed, Cheese, Carrots, Broccoli, 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., Monosodium Phosphate, Vitamins [choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid], Chicory Root Extract, Minerals [zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Ferrous Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Magnesium Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Iodate], Cranberries, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Sodium Selenite, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Blueberries, Taurine, Dried Pediococcus Acidilactici Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Longum Fermentation Product

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 24.0% 26.7% TYPICAL
FAT 14.0% 15.6% n/a
FIBRE 5.5% 6.1% n/a
CARB (EST.) 40.5% 45.0% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 40.5% 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 Fromm range and the archive average.

METRIC THIS RECIPE FOUR-STAR BEEF FRITTATA ARCHIVE AVG
PROTEIN, DM 26.7% 33.3% 32.3%
CARB, DM 45% 33% 39%
STARCH RATIO 40.5% 29.5% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 379 399 384
RECALL HISTORY // FROMM

3 FDA Recalls On Record

AUG 21, 2026
POTENTIAL FOREIGN MATERIAL

Fromm wet canned dog food Reflects the manufacturer, not this recipe.

DEC 3, 2025
POTENTIAL FOREIGN MATERIAL, FOOD & BEVERAGE SAFETY

BeefiBowls Beef Recipe gently cooked frozen dog food, 16 oz. chubs Reflects the manufacturer, not this recipe.

OCT 1, 2021
ELEVATED LEVELS OF VITAMIN D

Shredded Entrée canned dog food Reflects the manufacturer, not this recipe.

2 of these fell in the last three years. 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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