HEED FOODS
Heed Foods Fresh Chicken & Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Heed Foods Fresh Chicken & Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Pearled Barley, Brown Rice, and Oat Groats. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 32.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Pearled Barley
Barley polished to remove the hull and most of the bran layer, leaving a pale, quick-cooking grain.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Oat Groats
The whole oat kernel with only the inedible outer hull removed, leaving the bran and germ intact.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 31.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 32.0%
384 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
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Pearled Barley, Brown Rice, Oat Groats, Whole Egg, Natural Flavor, Chicken Fat, Chicken Liver, Carrots, Spinach, Flaxseeds, Sunflower Lecithin, Sun-dried Miscanthus Grass, Dehydrated Blueberries, Kelp, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols And Citric Acid), Sea 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., Dicalcium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Yeast Extract, Fructooligosaccharides (Fos), Taurine, Fumaric Acid, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Thyme Extract, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Niacin Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, D-calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Acetate, Biotin, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Manganese Proteinate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, 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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 31.0% | 34.4% | HIGH |
| FAT | 16.0% | 17.8% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 32.0% | 35.6% | TYPICAL |
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 Heed Foods range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | FRESH SALMON & | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 34.4% | 34.4% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 36% | 37% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 32.0% | 33.0% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 384 | 364 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Heed Foods. 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.