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Instinct Original Small Breed Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Original Small Breed Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Chickpeas, Tapioca, and Chicken Fat. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 26.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Chickpeas
The seed of the chickpea plant, also sold as the garbanzo bean.
Tapioca
A starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant.
Chicken Fat
Fat rendered from chicken tissue, used as an energy source and to make the food more appealing.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 4,262 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 35.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 19.5%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 26.0%
476 kcal per cup.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, Chicken Meal (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Chickpeas, Tapioca, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Turkey Meal, Herring Meal, Peas, Dried Tomato Pomace, Natural Flavor, Coconut Oil, 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., Potassium Chloride, Egg Product, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, L-Ascorbyl- 2-Polyphosphate, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin), Carrots, Apples, Cranberries, Montmorillonite Clay, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide), Choline Chloride, Freeze-Dried Chicken, Freeze-Dried Chicken Liver, Pumpkinseeds, Freeze-Dried Chicken Heart, 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 | 35.0% | 38.9% | HIGH |
| FAT | 19.5% | 21.7% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 3.5% | 3.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 26.0% | 28.9% | LOW |
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (476 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
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Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.