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NutriSource Prairie Select Grain-Free Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 12.3 oz cans, complete and balanced. With the water taken out it is 43% protein and 34% fat, and each can carries 425 kcal.

  • Complete & balanced (AAFCO, on the label)
  • 12.3 oz can
  • 78% water
Protein is 43.2% once the water is taken out, close to the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 9.5% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 425 kcal and about 9.6 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
43.2%
KCAL / CAN
425
CANS A DAY*
2.5
COST A DAY*
$6.36

*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.

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Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 20 COMPONENTS
READING THE LIST

What’s in the can

First meat
duck, first on the list. Named meats near the top: duck, turkey and turkey liver.
Thickeners and binders
agar-agar. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
Added color
None listed.
Flagged additives
None from our list.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the can, measured “as fed”

Calories
1,215 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
9.5%
Crude Fat (min.)
7.5%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.0%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

425 kcal per 12.3 oz can.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

duck, turkey, turkey broth, turkey liver, chickpea flour, liquid Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, coconut glycerin, agar-agar, brewers dried yeast, 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., marine microalgae oil, potassium chloride, choline chloride, minerals (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, copper proteinate, selenium yeast, manganese proteinate, ethylenediamine dihydroiodide), taurine, hydrolyzed yeast, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A supplement, riboflavin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, biotin, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement), dried kelp, yucca schidigera 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 WITH THE WATER TAKEN OUT

Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.

NUTRIENT ON THE LABEL WATER OUT WET FOOD MEDIAN
PROTEIN 9.5% 43.2% 43.2%
FAT 7.5% 34.1% 22.2%
FIBER 1.0% 4.5% -
CARBS (EST.) - 9.1% -

Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.

AMONG 816 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
43%
Higher than 52%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,215 kcal/kg
Richer than 83%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 6%. Median 78%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$5.91
Pricier than 13%. Median $10.36.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a can costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
26 lb $84.69 $3.26 Walmart

Prices are from our check on Sep 30. 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
2.5CANS
    1,076 kcal31.2 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,215 kcal per kg, 425 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // NUTRISOURCE

    1 FDA Recall On Record

    OCT 11, 2021
    ELEVATED LEVELS OF VITAMIN D

    Pure Vita Salmon Entrée Dog 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, calories, 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 can. 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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