TASTE OF THE WILD
Taste of the Wild High Prairie Puppy Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Dry Dog Food
A grain-free puppy recipe with water buffalo and lamb meal first, followed by sweet potatoes, egg product and garbanzo beans. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 34.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Water Buffalo
Meat from the water buffalo, used as an uncommon red meat.
Lamb Meal
Lamb that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water removed.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Egg Product
Egg content processed into a stable dry or liquid ingredient, minus the shell.
Garbanzo Beans
The seed of the chickpea plant, the same legume sold under the name chickpea.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,656 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 28.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 17.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 34.0%
415 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
Water buffalo, lamb meal, sweet potatoes, egg product, garbanzo beans, peas, pea flour, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), dried yeast, roasted bison, roasted venison, beef, dried tomato pomace, natural flavor, flaxseed, fish meal, salmon oil (a source of DHA), 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., DL-Methionine, potassium chloride, choline chloride, taurine, dried chicory root, yucca schidigera extract, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product, dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, vitamin A supplement, biotin, niacin, calcium pantothenate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, 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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 28.0% | 31.1% | HIGH |
| FAT | 17.0% | 18.9% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 34.0% | 37.8% | TYPICAL |
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 Taste of the Wild range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | ANCIENT MOUNTAIN CANINE | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 31.1% | 27.8% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 38% | 46% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 34.0% | 41.0% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 415 | 391 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Taste of the Wild. 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.
Taste of the Wild High Prairie Puppy Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Dry Dog Food
A grain-free puppy recipe with water buffalo and lamb meal first, followed by sweet potatoes, egg product and garbanzo beans.
Declared nutrition
This recipe provides 3,656 kcal per kilogram and 415 kcal per cup. Its guaranteed analysis specifies at least 28% crude protein, 17% crude fat and 0.05% DHA; crude fiber is capped at 5% and moisture at 10%.
Recipe and life stage
Roasted bison and roasted venison appear after the first several ingredients. Chicken fat and fish meal are also included, so this is not a single-animal-protein recipe.
The manufacturer declares nutritional adequacy for all life stages, including growth of large dogs expected to weigh at least 70 pounds as adults.
Complete guaranteed analysis
As-fed label values. Minimum and maximum limits are shown for each nutrient.
| Crude Protein | 28% min |
| Crude Fat | 17% min |
| Crude Fiber | 5% max |
| Moisture | 10% max |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.05% min |
| Zinc | 150 mg/kg min |
| Selenium | 0.35 mg/kg min |
| Vitamin E | 175 IU/kg min |
| Taurine* | 0.12% min |
| Omega-6 Fatty Acids* | 2.8% min |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids* | 0.3% min |
| Total Microorganisms* | Not less than 80,000,000 CFU/lb |
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles. Microorganisms: Lactobacillus plantarum, Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium, Bifidobacterium animalis.