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Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Immune Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper

Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Immune Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper are Chicken, Chicken Liver, Pumpkinseeds, Chicken Heart, and Organic Beets. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 7.0%.

36%

30%

15%

protein
fat
fibre
moisture
ash, assumed
starch, derived

Starch works out at 7.0% of this cup, below the site average. Protein comes in at 36.0%. One cup carries 288 kcal.

PROTEIN

36.0%

STARCH, DERIVED

7.0%

KCAL / CUP

288

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Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 3 OF 12 COMPONENTS

Chicken Liver

The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.

PLACEHOLDER: PUMPKIN SEEDS

Pumpkin Seeds

The seeds of the pumpkin, included whole or ground.

Chicken Heart

The heart muscle of the chicken, a muscle meat rather than an organ despite where it sits.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories: 4,590 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.): 36.0%
Crude Fat (min.): 30.0%
Crude Fiber (max.): 15.0%
Moisture (max.): 6.0%
Starch ratio (calculated): 7.0%

288 kcal per cup. This food is 94% 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, Pumpkinseeds, Chicken Heart, Beets, Ground Flaxseed, Dried Kelp, Salmon Oil, Blueberries, Cranberries, Mixed Tocopherols (for freshness), 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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER

NUTRIENT	AS FED	DRY M.	READING
PROTEIN	36.0%	38.3%	HIGH
FAT	30.0%	31.9%	n/a
FIBRE	15.0%	16.0%	n/a
CARB (EST.)	7.0%	7.4%	LOW

STARCH RATIO 7.0% ARCHIVE AVG 37.84%

HOW MUCH TO FEED

WEIGHT (KG)

ACTIVITY

LIFE STAGE

PER DAY

KCAL

THIS FOOD

CUPS / DAY

Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

BENCHMARK

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	38.3%	40.0%	32.3%
CARB, DM	7%	27%	39%
STARCH RATIO	7.0%	24.5%	37.84%
KCAL / CUP	288	508	384

RECALL HISTORY // INSTINCT

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

SAME LINE

Other Flavours

Original Grain-Free 40.0% Original Grain-Free 41.1% Original Grain-Free 38.3% Original Grain-Free 40.6%

Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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