INSTINCT
Instinct Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Duck Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Duck Dry Dog Food are Duck, Chicken Meal, Peas, Egg Product, and Turkey Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 26.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Duck
The clean flesh of the duck, with or without skin, used fresh.
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Egg Product
Egg content processed into a stable dry or liquid ingredient, minus the shell.
Turkey Meal
Turkey that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 4,345 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 34.5%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 20.5%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 26.0%
510 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
Duck, Chicken Meal, Peas, Egg Product, Turkey Meal, Canola Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Tapioca, Natural Flavor, Montmorillonite Clay, 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., Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin), Carrots, Apples, Cranberries, Dried Tomato Pomace, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide), Potassium Chloride, Freeze-Dried Duck (including Freeze-Dried Ground Duck Bone), Choline Chloride, Pumpkinseeds, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, 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 | 34.5% | 38.3% | HIGH |
| FAT | 20.5% | 22.8% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 3.0% | 3.3% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 26.0% | 28.9% | LOW |
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 Instinct range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | ORIGINAL GRAIN-FREE | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 38.3% | 40.0% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 29% | 27% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 26.0% | 24.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 510 | 508 | 384 |
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 Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.