INSTINCT · ORIGINAL
Instinct Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Rabbit Dry Dog Food
Top 4 ingredients of Instinct Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Rabbit Dry Dog Food are Rabbit, Salmon Meal, Menhaden Fish Meal, and Chickpeas. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 23.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Rabbit
The clean flesh of the rabbit, used fresh.
Salmon Meal
Salmon that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Menhaden Fish Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from menhaden, a small oily fish caught specifically for oil and meal.
Chickpeas
The seed of the chickpea plant, also sold as the garbanzo bean.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 4,460 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 36.5%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 20.5%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 23.5%
524 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
Rabbit, Salmon Meal, Menhaden Fish Meal, Chickpeas, Canola Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Tapioca, Rabbit Meal, White Fish Meal (Pacific Whiting, Pacific Sole, Pacific Rockfish), Dried Tomato Pomace, Natural Flavor, Peas, Montmorillonite Clay, Carrots, Apples, Cranberries, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, 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 Dihydriodide), Freeze-Dried Rabbit (including Freeze-Dried Ground Rabbit Bone), Potassium 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., Pumpkinseeds, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, Freeze-Dried Rabbit Liver, Freeze-Dried Rabbit Lung, Freeze-Dried Rabbit Kidney, 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 | 36.5% | 40.6% | HIGH |
| FAT | 20.5% | 22.8% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 3.5% | 3.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 23.5% | 26.1% | 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 | 40.6% | 40.0% | 29.3% |
| CARB, DM | 26% | 27% | 43% |
| STARCH RATIO | 23.5% | 24.5% | 38.49% |
| KCAL / CUP | 524 | 508 | 400 |
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.