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Instinct Original Wet Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Original Wet Dog Food are Beef, Beef Broth, Beef Liver, Ground Flaxseed, and Montmorillonite Clay. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 0.0%.

Starch works out at 0.0% of this food as fed, below the wet food average. Protein comes in at 11.5%.
PROTEIN
11.5%
STARCH, DERIVED
0.0%
KCAL / SERVING
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Instinct Original Wet Dog Food

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FIRST 5 OF 25 COMPONENTS
Beef

Beef

The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Beef Broth

Beef Broth

The liquid produced by simmering beef, used to add moisture and flavor.
Beef Liver

Beef Liver

The liver of cattle, an organ meat.
Flaxseed

Flaxseed

The seed of the flax plant, used whole or ground.

Montmorillonite Clay

A natural clay used as an anti-caking agent and binder.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Crude Protein (min.)
11.5%
Crude Fat (min.)
10.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.0%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
0.0%

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Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Beef, Beef Broth, Beef Liver, Ground Flaxseed, Montmorillonite Clay, Menhaden Fish Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Egg Product, Peas, Carrots, 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., Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Cobalt Proteinate, Potassium Iodide), Tricalcium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), L-Abscorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Artichokes, Cranberries, Pumpkin, Tomato, Blueberries, Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale, Parsley

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 11.5% 52.3% HIGH
FAT 10.0% 45.5% n/a
FIBER 3.0% 13.6% n/a
CARB (EST.) 0.0% 0.0% LOW
STARCH RATIO 0.0% WET FOOD AVG 4.2%
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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 Food Real Beef 52.3% Original Food Real Chicken 43.2% Original Food for Small Breed Dogs Real Beef 38.6% Original Food for Small Breed Dogs Real Chicken 38.6%

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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