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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%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 34.5%, fat 20.5%, fiber 3.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 26.0%
35%
21%
10%
26%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 26.0% of this cup, below the kibble average. Protein comes in at 34.5%. One cup carries 510 kcal.
PROTEIN
34.5%
STARCH, DERIVED
26.0%
KCAL / CUP
510
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Instinct Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Duck Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 22 COMPONENTS
Duck

Duck

The clean flesh of the duck, with or without skin, used fresh.
Chicken Meal

Chicken Meal

Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Peas

Peas

The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Egg Product

Egg Product

Egg content processed into a stable dry or liquid ingredient, minus the shell.
Turkey Meal

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.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

Every row printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Crude Protein (min.)
34.50 %
Crude Fat (min.)
20.50 %
Crude Fiber (max.)
3 %
Moisture (max.)
10 %
Omega 3 Fatty Acids (min.)*
0.50 %
Omega 6 Fatty Acids (min.)*
2.90 %
Bacillus coagulans (min.)
60,000,000 CFU/lb

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 34.5% 38.3% HIGH
FAT 20.5% 22.8% n/a
FIBER 3.0% 3.3% n/a
CARB (EST.) 26.0% 28.9% LOW
STARCH RATIO 26.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
20 lb $64.99 $3.25 Petco

Prices are from our check on Sep 27. 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
2.1CUPS
    1,076 kcal248 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (510 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 Grain-Free 40.0% Original Grain-Free 41.1% Original Grain-Free 40.6% Original Grain-Free 41.7%

    Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

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