INSTINCT
Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Blends Real Beef Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper
Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Blends Real Beef Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper are Beef, Beef Kidney, Beef Spleen, Beef Liver, and Apples. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 18.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Beef Kidney
The kidney of cattle, an organ meat used in recipes built around whole-animal nutrition.
Beef Spleen
The spleen of cattle, an organ meat used in whole-prey style recipes.
Beef Liver
The liver of cattle, an organ meat.
Apples
The fruit of the apple tree, used fresh or dried with the seeds removed.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 4,523 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%
276 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
Beef, Beef Kidney, Beef Spleen, Beef Liver, Apples, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Pumpkinseeds, Blueberries, Tricalcium Phosphate, Montmorillonite Clay, Carrots, Butternut Squash, Salmon Oil, 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., Yeast Culture, Dried Kelp, Cranberries, Zinc Proteinate, Mixed Tocopherols (for freshness), Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese 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 | 276 | 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.