HORIZON · PULSAR
Horizon Pulsar Grain-Free Salmon Formula Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Horizon Pulsar Grain-Free Salmon Formula Dry Dog Food are Salmon Meal, Red Lentils, Peas, Pea Starch, and Salmon. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 37.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Salmon Meal
Salmon that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Red Lentils
Lentils of the red variety, which are hulled and split so they cook down quickly.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Pea Starch
The starch fraction separated out from peas after the protein and fiber are removed.
Salmon
The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,685 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 28.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 15.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 9.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 37.0%
410 kcal per cup. This food is 91% 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
Salmon Meal, Red Lentils, Peas, Pea Starch, Salmon, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Source Of Vitamin E), Flaxseed, Carrots, Apples, Broccoli, Bok Choy, Cabbage, Blueberries, Fructooligosaccharides, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Taurine, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract, Pineapple, Dried Trichoderma Longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Dried Rhizopus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Bifidum Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, D-calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Ferrous Sulphate, Iron Proteinate*, Zinc Sulphate, Zinc Proteinate*, Manganous Oxide, Manganese Proteinate*, Copper Sulphate, Copper Proteinate*, Calcium Iodate, Selenium Yeast, Magnesium Oxide
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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 28.0% | 30.8% | HIGH |
| FAT | 15.0% | 16.5% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 5.0% | 5.5% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 37.0% | 40.7% | HIGH |
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 Horizon range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | AMICUS GRAIN-FREE ADULT | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 30.8% | 33.3% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 41% | 38% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 37.0% | 33.8% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 410 | 440 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Horizon. 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.