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Instinct has replaced this recipe with RawBoost+ Whole Grain Kibble Real Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe.

We keep the page so you can compare it with what you feed now. The analysis below is the last label we recorded, checked October 2026. Source

Instinct Raw Boost Whole Grain Recipe with Real Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Raw Boost Whole Grain Recipe with Real Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Barley, Organic Sorghum, and Oatmeal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 39.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 25.0%, fat 14.5%, fiber 5.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 39.5%
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Starch works out at 39.5% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 25.0%. One cup carries 424 kcal.
PROTEIN
25.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
39.5%
KCAL / CUP
424
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FIRST 5 OF 38 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,816 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
25.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
14.5%
Crude Fiber (max.)
5.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
39.5%

424 kcal per cup.

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Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Chicken, Chicken Meal, Barley, Sorghum, Oatmeal, Brown Rice, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Turkey Meal, Ground Flaxseeds, Fish Meal, Freeze-Dried Chicken, Natural Flavor, 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., Freeze-Dried Chicken Liver, Carrots, Pumpkin Seeds, Potassium Chloride, Freeze-Dried Chicken Heart, 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), Apples, Blueberries, Cranberries, Choline Chloride, Montmorillonite Clay, Ground Miscanthus Grass, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide), L-Threonine, Dried Yeast, Freeze-Dried Pollock, Yeast Culture, Taurine, 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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 25.0% 27.8% TYPICAL
FAT 14.5% 16.1% n/a
FIBER 5.0% 5.6% n/a
CARB (EST.) 39.5% 43.9% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 39.5% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
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What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
3.5 lb $21.99LIVE $6.28 PetSmart lowest of 5 stores
20 lb $79.99 $4.00 Amazon lowest of 3 stores

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 18. Others are from our check on Oct 5. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.5CUPS
    1,076 kcal282 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (424 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // INSTINCT

    2 FDA Recalls On Record

    JUL 24, 2015
    SALMONELLA

    Instinct® Raw Chicken Formula for dogs Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    FEB 15, 2013
    PLASTIC PIECES

    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

    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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