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Instinct Original Healthy Cravings Toppers Real Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food Topper

A topper, made to add to a bowl rather than to feed on its own. With the water taken out it is 44% protein and 11% fat.

  • Topper, not a complete meal
  • 82% water
Protein is 44.4% once the water is taken out, above the topper median of 42%. The label prints 8.0% because that figure includes the water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
44.4%
KCAL / SERVING
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FAT, WATER OUT
11.1%
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Instinct Original Healthy Cravings Toppers Real Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food Topper

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 11 COMPONENTS
Chicken Broth

Chicken Broth

The liquid produced by simmering chicken, used to add moisture and flavor.
Chicken

Chicken

The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Liver

Chicken Liver

The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
Eggs

Eggs

Whole hen eggs, used fresh or as a processed egg ingredient.
Dried Peas

Dried Peas

Peas with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated legume ingredient.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the serving

First ingredient
Chicken Broth, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
First meat
Chicken, second on the list. Named meats near the top: Chicken, Chicken Liver and Eggs.
Thickeners and binders
Guar Gum. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
Added color
None listed.
Flagged additives
None from our list.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the serving, measured “as fed”

Calories
855 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
8.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
2.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.5%
Moisture (max.)
82.0%

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the serving prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Chicken Broth, Chicken, Chicken Liver, Eggs, Ground Dried Peas, Natural Flavor, Sodium Phosphate, Guar Gum, 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., Sodium Carbonate, DL-Methionine

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 TOPPER MEDIAN
PROTEIN 8.0% 44.4% 42.3%
FAT 2.0% 11.1% 17.5%
FIBER 1.5% 8.3% -
CARBS (EST.) - 25.0% -

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

AMONG 242 TOPPERS
Protein, water out
44%
Higher than 62%. Median 42%.
Calories
855 kcal/kg
Richer than 30%. Median 1,358 kcal/kg.
Water
82%
Wetter than 61%. Median 75%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$31.49
Pricier than 78%. Median $20.08.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a serving costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
24 x 3 oz $54.96 $12.21 Amazon

Prices are from our check on Oct 5. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

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

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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 serving. 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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