Nature’s Recipe Original Puppy Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Nature’s Recipe Original Puppy Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food are Lamb Meal, Brewers Rice, Barley, Feeding Oatmeal, and Dried Beet Pulp. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 39.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Lamb Meal
Lamb that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water removed.
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Feeding Oatmeal
Oatmeal of feed grade, milled for use in animal food.
Dried Beet Pulp
The fibrous material left after sugar is extracted from sugar beets, then dried.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,670 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 25.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 15.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 39.5%
348 kcal per cup. This food is 90% 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
Lamb Meal, Brewers Rice, Barley, Feeding Oatmeal, Dried Beet Pulp, Dried Potato Product, Poultry Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Brewers Dried Yeast, Natural Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Dried Tomato Pomace, Flaxseed, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Inositol, Niacin, D-calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Beta-carotene, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin), Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, Gelatin, Lactic Acid, Choline Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Citric Acid (Used As A Preservative), 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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 25.0% | 27.8% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 15.0% | 16.7% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 4.5% | 5.0% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 39.5% | 43.9% | HIGH |
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 Nature's Recipe range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | NATURE’S | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 27.8% | 33.3% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 44% | 41% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 39.5% | 37.0% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 348 | 350 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Nature's Recipe. 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.