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Orijen Original Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Orijen Original Dry Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Deboned Turkey, Flounder, Eggs, and Whole Atlantic Mackerel. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 22.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 38.0%, fat 18.0%, fibre 4.0%, moisture 12.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 22.0%
38%
18%
12%
22%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 22.0% of this cup, below the site average. Protein comes in at 38.0%. One cup carries 449 kcal.
PROTEIN
38.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
22.0%
KCAL / CUP
449
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FIRST 5 OF 50 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,940 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
38.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
18.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.0%
Moisture (max.)
12.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
22.0%

449 kcal per cup. This food is 88% 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

Deboned Chicken, Deboned Turkey, Flounder, Eggs, Whole Atlantic Mackerel, Chicken Liver, Turkey Liver, Chicken Heart, Turkey Heart, Whole Atlantic Herring, Dehydrated Chicken, Dehydrated Turkey, Dehydrated Mackerel, Dehydrated Chicken Liver, Whole Dehydrated Egg, Whole Red Lentils, Whole Pinto Beans, Whole Green Peas, Chicken Necks, Chicken Kidney, Whole Green Lentils, Whole Navy Beans, Whole Chickpeas, Lentil Fiber, Chicken Fat, Natural Chicken Flavor, Pollock Oil, Ground Chicken Bone, Chicken Cartilage, Turkey Cartilage, Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Whole Pumpkin, Collard Greens, Whole Carrots, Whole Apples, Freeze-dried Chicken Liver, Dried Kelp, Zinc Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, D-calcium Pantothenate, Copper Proteinate, Chicory Root, Turmeric, Sarsaparilla Root, Althea Root, Rosehips, Juniper Berries, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Animalis Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product

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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 38.0% 43.2% HIGH
FAT 18.0% 20.5% n/a
FIBRE 4.0% 4.5% n/a
CARB (EST.) 22.0% 25.0% LOW
STARCH RATIO 22.0% ARCHIVE AVG 37.84%
HOW MUCH TO FEED
PER DAY
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KCAL
THIS FOOD
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CUPS / DAY

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

BENCHMARK

Against The Line

Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Orijen range and the archive average.

METRIC THIS RECIPE PUPPY ARCHIVE AVG
PROTEIN, DM 43.2% 43.2% 32.3%
CARB, DM 25% 21% 39%
STARCH RATIO 22.0% 18.0% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 449 449 384
RECALL HISTORY // ORIJEN

No FDA Recalls On Record

We have not matched any FDA recall to Orijen. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log

SAME LINE

Other Flavours

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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