ORIJEN
Orijen Small Breed Dry Dog Food
Top 4 ingredients of Orijen Small Breed Dry Dog Food are Deboned Turkey, Deboned Chicken, Quail, and Eggs. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 22.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Turkey
The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Quail
The clean flesh of the quail, a small game bird.
Eggs
Whole hen eggs, used fresh or as a processed egg ingredient.
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%
473 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 Turkey, Deboned Chicken, Quail, Eggs, Whole Blue Whiting, Whole Atlantic Mackerel, Turkey Liver, Chicken Liver, Turkey Heart, Chicken Heart, Dehydrated Turkey, Dehydrated Chicken, Dehydrated Mackerel, Dehydrated Chicken Liver, Dehydrated Egg, Whole Red Lentils, Whole Pinto Beans, Whole Green Lentils, Chicken Fat, Whole Navy Beans, Whole Chickpeas, Lentil Fiber, Pea Starch, Natural Chicken Flavor, Pollock Oil, Turkey Cartilage, Chicken Cartilage, Freeze-Dried Chicken Liver, New Zealand Green Mussels, Whole Cranberries, Whole Pumpkin, Collard Greens, Carrots, Apples, Dried Kelp, Zinc Proteinate, 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., Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Proteinate, Chicory, Turmeric, Sarsaparilla, Althea Root, Rosehips, Juniper Berries, Citric Acid (Preservative), Rosemary Extract, 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 everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
| 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 |
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 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 | 473 | 449 | 384 |
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
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.