HORIZON · PULSAR
Horizon Pulsar Whole Grain Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Horizon Pulsar Whole Grain Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food are Chicken Meal, Chicken, Whole Grain Barley, Whole Grain Oats, and Whole Grain Rye. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 41.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Whole Grain Barley
Barley with the bran and germ still on the grain rather than polished away.
Whole Grain Oats
Oats with the bran and germ still on the grain rather than milled away.
Whole Grain Rye
Rye with the bran and germ still on the grain rather than milled away.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,665 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 14.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 41.0%
408 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 Meal, Chicken, Whole Grain Barley, Whole Grain Oats, Whole Grain Rye, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Flaxseed, Alfalfa Meal, Natural Chicken Flavor, Dicalcium Phosphate, Egg Product, Carrots, Apples, Broccoli, Bok Choy, Cabbage, Blueberries, Choline Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, L-lysine, Dl-methionine, Fructooligosaccharides, Taurine, Dried Sacharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Extract, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae 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 | 24.0% | 26.7% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 14.0% | 15.6% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 41.0% | 45.6% | 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 | 26.7% | 33.3% | 29.3% |
| CARB, DM | 46% | 38% | 43% |
| STARCH RATIO | 41.0% | 33.8% | 38.51% |
| KCAL / CUP | 408 | 440 | 398 |
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.