Horizon Taiga Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Horizon Taiga Grain-Free Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food are Chicken Meal, Red Lentils, Peas, Garbanzo Beans, and Pea Starch. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 42.5%.
- 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.
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.
Garbanzo Beans
The seed of the chickpea plant, the same legume sold under the name chickpea.
Pea Starch
The starch fraction separated out from peas after the protein and fiber are removed.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,420 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 25.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 42.5%
360 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, Red Lentils, Peas, Garbanzo Beans, Pea Starch, Chicken Fat, Alfalfa Meal, Chicken, Carrots, Apples, Broccoli, Bok Choy, Cabbage, Blueberries, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, 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., Fructooligosaccharides, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Taurine, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract, Pineapple, Dried Trichoderma Longibrachiatum 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 everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 25.0% | 27.8% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 12.0% | 13.3% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 4.5% | 5.0% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 42.5% | 47.2% | 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>Taiga range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | HORIZON TAIGA GRAIN-FREE | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 27.8% | 28.9% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 47% | 44% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 42.5% | 40.0% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 360 | 360 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Horizon>Taiga. 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.