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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%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 31.0%, fat 16.0%, fibre 5.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 32.0%
31%
16%
10%
32%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 32.0% of this cup, below the site average. Protein comes in at 31.0%. One cup carries 384 kcal.
PROTEIN
31.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
32.0%
KCAL / CUP
384
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FIRST 5 OF 51 COMPONENTS

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

SALT DIVIDER

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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
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
STARCH RATIO 32.0% 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 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
RECALL HISTORY // HEED FOODS

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

SAME LINE

Other Flavours

Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

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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