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Solid Gold Barking at the Moon Beef Wet Dog Food

Wet food. With the water taken out it is 43% protein and 27% fat.

  • Sold as a meal
  • 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.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
43.2%
KCAL / SERVING
--
FAT, WATER OUT
27.3%
COST A DAY*
$7.01

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

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Solid Gold Barking at the Moon Beef Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 38 COMPONENTS
Beef

Beef

The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Beef Broth

Beef Broth

The liquid produced by simmering beef, used to add moisture and flavor.
Whitefish

Whitefish

The flesh of any of several lean white ocean fish, used fresh.
Beef Liver

Beef Liver

The liver of cattle, an organ meat.
Dried Peas

Dried Peas

Peas with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated legume ingredient.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the serving

First meat
Beef, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Beef, Whitefish and Beef Liver.
Thickeners and binders
Guar Gum, Cassia Gum and Xanthan Gum. 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 serving, measured “as fed”

Calories
1,230 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
9.5%
Crude Fat (min.)
6.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
0.8%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the serving prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Beef, Beef Broth, Whitefish, Beef Liver, Dried Ground Peas, Pumpkin, Tricalcium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Ground Flaxseed, Alfalfa Meal, Cassia Gum, Xanthan Gum, 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, Spinach, Cranberries, Carrots, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Blueberries, Apples, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Cobalt Proteinate, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid

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 6.0% 27.3% 22.2%
FIBER 0.8% 3.4% -
CARBS (EST.) - 17.3% -

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

AMONG 819 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
43%
Higher than 52%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,230 kcal/kg
Richer than 85%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 5%. Median 78%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$6.52
Pricier than 18%. Median $10.36.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a serving costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
22 lb $79.99 $3.64 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
30.9OUNCES
    1,076 kcal875 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,230 kcal per kg). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // SOLID GOLD

    1 FDA Recall On Record

    MAY 8, 2012
    SALMONELLA

    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

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

    Green Cow 53.8% Mighty Mini Turkey 41.7% Leaping Waters Grain Free Fish 36.4% Hund-N-Flocken Lamb 38.6%

    Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.

    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 serving. 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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