INSTINCT · RAW BOOST
Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Gut Health Dry Dog Food
Top 4 ingredients of Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Gut Health Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Peas, and Tapioca. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 33.0%.
- 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.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Tapioca
A starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 4,110 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 31.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 17.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 9.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 33.0%
471 kcal per cup. This food is 91% 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
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Peas, Tapioca, Canola Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Freeze-Dried Chicken (including Ground Chicken Bone), Dried Pumpkin, Sweet Potatoes, Egg Product, Ground Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Freeze-Dried Chicken Liver, Pumpkinseeds, Yeast extract, 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., Freeze-Dried Chicken Heart, 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), Potassium Chloride, Carrots, Apples, Cranberries, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide), Hydrolyzed Yeast, Yeast Culture, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, Brewers Dried Yeast, Dried Chicory Root, Choline Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Annatto Extract (color), Apple Cider Vinegar, Montmorillonite Clay, Rosemary Extract, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product
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 | 31.0% | 34.1% | HIGH |
| FAT | 17.0% | 18.7% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 4.0% | 4.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 33.0% | 36.3% | TYPICAL |
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 | 34.1% | 40.0% | 29.3% |
| CARB, DM | 36% | 27% | 43% |
| STARCH RATIO | 33.0% | 24.5% | 38.49% |
| KCAL / CUP | 471 | 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.