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TruDog Elevate Kettle Cooked Chunky Healthy Grains Chicken & Salmon Stew w/ C Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 12.7 oz cans. With the water taken out it is 33% protein and 10% fat, and each can carries 331 kcal.

  • Sold as a meal
  • Stew
  • 12.7 oz can
  • 80% water
Protein is 32.5% once the water is taken out, below the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 6.5% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 331 kcal and about 10.2 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
32.5%
KCAL / CAN
331
CANS A DAY*
3.2

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

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Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 21 COMPONENTS
READING THE LIST

What’s in the can

First meat
Chicken, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Chicken, Whole Egg and Salmon.
Thickeners and binders
Guar 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
Iron oxide. Color is there for the person opening the can; it adds nothing for the dog.
Flagged additives
None from our list.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the can, measured “as fed”

Calories
920 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
6.5%
Crude Fat (min.)
2.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.0%
Moisture (max.)
80.0%

331 kcal per 12.7 oz can, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the can size.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

Chicken, Chicken broth, Salmon broth, Carrots, Whole Egg, Salmon, Potatoes, Brown Rice, Natural Flavor, Tapioca, Calcium Sulfate, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Beta-carotene, Folic Acid), Potassium Chloride, Guar gum, Minerals (Zinc Oxide, Reduced Iron, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Potassium Iodide), Magnesium Sulfate, Choline Chloride, Xanthan Gum, Cinnamon, Cumin, Iron oxide

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 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 6.5% 32.5% 43.2%
FAT 2.0% 10.0% 22.2%
FIBER 1.0% 5.0% -
CARBS (EST.) - 42.5% -

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
33%
Higher than 13%. Median 43%.
Calories
920 kcal/kg
Richer than 32%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
80%
Wetter than 51%. Median 78%.
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
3.3CANS
    1,076 kcal41.3 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (920 kcal per kg, 331 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // TRUDOG

    No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012

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