NutriSource BUY Chicken Puppy Affordable Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of NutriSource BUY Chicken Puppy Affordable Dry Dog Food are chicken meal, barley, peas, pea starch, and dried yeast. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 39.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Pea Starch
The starch fraction separated out from peas after the protein and fiber are removed.
Dried Yeast
Yeast that has been grown, harvested and dried for use as a nutritional ingredient.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,789 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 26.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 13.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 6.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 39.0%
394 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
chicken meal, barley, peas, pea starch, dried yeast, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols and citric acid), flax seed, dried plain beet pulp, whole grain sorghum, sunflower meal, natural chicken and turkey flavors, salmon oil (preserved with tocopherols), 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., potassium chloride, dicalcium phosphate, choline chloride, minerals (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, copper proteinate, selenium yeast, manganese proteinate, ethylenediamine dihydroiodide), threonine, calcium carbonate, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, vitamin A supplement, riboflavin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, biotin, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid), taurine, lactic acid, L-carnitine, 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 | 26.0% | 28.9% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 13.0% | 14.4% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 6.0% | 6.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 39.0% | 43.3% | HIGH |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (394 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
Against The Line
Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the NutriSource range and the kibble average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | CHOICE WHITEFISH MEAL | KIBBLE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 28.9% | 24.4% | 30.2% |
| CARB, DM | 43% | 49% | 42% |
| STARCH RATIO | 39.0% | 44.0% | 37.98% |
| KCAL / CUP | 394 | 393 | 395 |
1 FDA Recall On Record
Pure Vita Salmon Entrée Dog Food Reflects the manufacturer, not this recipe.
None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.