Instinct Be Natural Real Beef & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Be Natural Real Beef & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food are Beef, Chicken Meal, Barley, Oatmeal, and Brown Rice. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 39.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Oatmeal
Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,773 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 25.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 15.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 39.0%
429 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Beef, Chicken Meal, Barley, Oatmeal, Brown Rice, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Turkey Meal, Ground Flaxseed, Sorghum, Fish Meal, Natural Flavor, Carrots, 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., Potassium Chloride, Apples, Blueberries, Cranberries, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin), Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide), L-Threonine, Dried Yeast, Freeze-Dried Pollock, Taurine, Yeast Culture, Pumpkin Seeds, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, 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 | 25.0% | 27.8% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 15.0% | 16.7% | n/a |
| FIBER | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 39.0% | 43.3% | HIGH |
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (429 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Instinct. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.