INSTINCT · RAW BOOST
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, Peas, Menhaden Fish Meal, Canola Oil, and Herring Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 21.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Salmon
The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Menhaden Fish Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from menhaden, a small oily fish caught specifically for oil and meal.
Herring Meal
Herring that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 4,583 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 37.5%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 21.5%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 9.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 21.5%
525 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
Salmon, Peas, Menhaden Fish Meal, Canola Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Herring Meal, Chickpeas, Pea Protein, Natural Flavor, Freeze-Dried Beef, Tapioca, Freeze-Dried Beef Liver, Pumpkinseeds, Freeze-Dried Beef Heart, Dried Tomato Pomace, Freeze-Dried Beef Kidney, Freeze-Dried Beef Spleen, Montmorillonite Clay, Carrots, Apples, Cranberries, Vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin), Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide), Freeze-Dried Cod, Dried Kelp, Salmon Oil, Blueberries, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, Rosemary Extract
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 37.5% | 41.2% | HIGH |
| FAT | 21.5% | 23.6% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 4.5% | 4.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 21.5% | 23.6% | LOW |
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 | 41.2% | 40.0% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 24% | 27% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 21.5% | 24.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 525 | 508 | 384 |
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.