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Instinct Raw Signature Bites Real Duck Recipe Frozen Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Raw Signature Bites Real Duck Recipe Frozen Dog Food are Duck, Turkey Heart, Turkey Liver, Ground Turkey Bone, and Turkey. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 1.0%.

Composition as fed: protein 15.0%, fat 9.0%, fiber 2.0%, moisture 67.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 1.0%
15%
9%
67%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 1.0% of this food as fed, close to the frozen food average. Protein comes in at 15.0%. One cup carries 198 kcal.
PROTEIN
15.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
1.0%
KCAL / CUP
198
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Instinct Raw Signature Bites Real Duck Recipe Frozen Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 20 COMPONENTS
Duck

Duck

The clean flesh of the duck, with or without skin, used fresh.

Turkey Heart

The heart muscle of the turkey, a muscle meat rather than an organ.
Turkey Liver

Turkey Liver

The liver of the turkey, an organ meat.

Ground Turkey Bone

Turkey bone, included ground in raw-inspired and whole-prey style recipes.
Turkey

Turkey

The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
1,797 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
15.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
9.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
2.0%
Moisture (max.)
67.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
1.0%

198 kcal per cup.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Duck (including Ground Duck Bone), Turkey Heart, Turkey Liver, Ground Turkey Bone, Turkey, Yeast Culture, Carrots, Butternut Squash, Apples, Ground Flaxseed, Montmorillonite Clay, Dried Kelp, Broccoli, 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., Salmon Oil, Apple Cider Vinegar, Vitamin E Supplement, Dried Chicory Root, Blueberries

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 15.0% 45.5% HIGH
FAT 9.0% 27.3% n/a
FIBER 2.0% 6.1% n/a
CARB (EST.) 1.0% 15.2% LOW
STARCH RATIO 1.0% FROZEN AVG 2.5%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
21.1OUNCES
    1,076 kcal599 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,797 kcal per kg). 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

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

    Raw Bites Real Beef 40.0% Raw Bites Cage-Free Chicken 40.0% Raw Bites Grass-Fed Lamb 40.0% Raw Bites Cage-Free Chicken 43.3%

    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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