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Instinct Freshly Crafted Meals Pork & Wild-Caught Salmon Recipe Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 8.5 oz cups, complete and balanced. With the water taken out it is 41% protein and 9% fat, and each cup carries 222 kcal.

  • Complete & balanced (AAFCO, on the label)
  • 8.5 oz cup
  • 78% water
Protein is 40.9% once the water is taken out, below the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 9.0% because that figure includes the water. One cup carries 222 kcal and about 6.6 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
40.9%
KCAL / CUP
222
CUPS A DAY*
4.8
COST A DAY*
$25.60

*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.

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Instinct Freshly Crafted Meals Pork & Wild-Caught Salmon Recipe Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 18 COMPONENTS
Pork

Pork

The clean flesh of the pig, used fresh.
Fish Broth

Fish Broth

The liquid produced by simmering fish, used to add moisture and flavor.
Salmon

Salmon

The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Carrots

Carrots

The root of the carrot plant, used fresh, cooked or dried.
Kale

Kale

A leafy brassica used fresh or dried.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the cup

First meat
Pork, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Pork and salmon.
Thickeners and binders
None we recognize.
Added color
None listed.
Flagged additives
None from our list.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the cup, measured “as fed”

Calories
925 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
9.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
2.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
2.0%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

222 kcal per 8.5 oz cup.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the cup prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Pork, fish broth, salmon, carrots, kale, blueberries, millet, tapioca, sunflower oil, tricalcium phosphate, vitamins (vitamin A supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement), choline chloride, 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., minerals (zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganese sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), potassium chloride, turmeric, sage, thyme

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 WITH THE WATER TAKEN OUT

Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.

NUTRIENT ON THE LABEL WATER OUT WET FOOD MEDIAN
PROTEIN 9.0% 40.9% 43.2%
FAT 2.0% 9.1% 22.2%
FIBER 2.0% 9.1% -
CARBS (EST.) - 31.8% -

Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.

AMONG 819 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
41%
Higher than 36%. Median 43%.
Calories
925 kcal/kg
Richer than 34%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 5%. Median 78%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$23.80
Pricier than 92%. Median $10.36.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a cup costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
11.2 oz $6.99 $9.99 Petco

Prices are from our check on Sep 30. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
4.8CUPS
    1,076 kcal41.0 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (925 kcal per kg, 222 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // INSTINCT

    2 FDA Recalls On Record

    JUL 24, 2015
    SALMONELLA

    Instinct® Raw Chicken Formula for dogs Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    FEB 15, 2013
    PLASTIC PIECES

    Pet food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

    Original Food Real Beef Recipe 52.3% Original Food Real Chicken Recipe Grain-Free 43.2% Original Grain-Free 52.3% Original Food for Small Breed Dogs Real Beef Recipe 38.6%

    Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, calories, 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 cup. 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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