INSTINCT
Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Blends Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper
Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Blends Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper are Chicken, Chicken Liver, Chicken Heart, Apples, and Sweet Potatoes. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 18.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken Liver
The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
Chicken Heart
The heart muscle of the chicken, a muscle meat rather than an organ despite where it sits.
Apples
The fruit of the apple tree, used fresh or dried with the seeds removed.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 4,579 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 34.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 28.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 6.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 8.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 18.0%
270 kcal per cup. This food is 92% 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 (including Ground Chicken Bone), Chicken Liver, Chicken Heart, Apples, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Pumpkinseeds, Blueberries, Salmon Oil, Montmorillonite Clay, Carrots, Tricalcium Phosphate, Butternut Squash, Potassium Chloride, Cod Liver 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., Dried Kelp, Choline Chloride, Yeast Culture, Cranberries, Zinc Proteinate, Mixed Tocopherols (for freshness), Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, 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 | 34.0% | 37.0% | HIGH |
| FAT | 28.0% | 30.4% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 6.0% | 6.5% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 18.0% | 19.6% | 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 | 37.0% | 40.0% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 20% | 27% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 18.0% | 24.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 270 | 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.