Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Salmon Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Salmon Dry Dog Food are Salmon, Menhaden Fish Meal, Peas, Canola Oil, and Tapioca. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 34.0%.
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- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Salmon
The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Menhaden Fish Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from menhaden, a small oily fish caught specifically for oil and meal.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Canola Oil
Oil pressed from the seed of the canola plant, a variety of rapeseed bred for low erucic acid.
Tapioca
A starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,719 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 31.5%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 15.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 9.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 34.0%
444 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Salmon, Menhaden Fish Meal, Peas, Canola Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Tapioca, Dried Yeast, White Fish Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Chickpeas, Natural Flavor, Freeze-Dried Beef, Freeze-Dried Beef Liver, Freeze-Dried Beef Spleen, Pumpkin Seeds, Dried Tomato Pomace, Freeze-Dried Beef Kidneys, Montmorillonite Clay, Apples, Blueberries, Carrots, Cranberries, Ground Flaxseed, Ground Miscanthus Grass, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin), Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydrdiodide), 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., Taurine, 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, Salmon Oil, 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 | 31.5% | 34.6% | HIGH |
| FAT | 15.0% | 16.5% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.5% | 4.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 34.0% | 37.4% | TYPICAL |
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 lb | $23.99LIVE | $6.85 | PetSmart lowest of 8 stores |
| 19 lb | $75.99LIVE | $4.00 | Amazon lowest of 3 stores |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 11. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (444 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
2 FDA Recalls On Record
Instinct® Raw Chicken Formula for dogs Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
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
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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