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Verus Grain-Free, Fresh Formula Product Line VēRUS Canine Small Breed Fish Formula Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Verus Grain-Free, Fresh Formula Product Line VēRUS Canine Small Breed Fish Formula Dry Dog Food are Menhaden Fish Meal, Oat Groats, Dried Potato, Pearled Barley, and Herring Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 42.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 26.0%, fat 11.0%, fibre 5.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 42.0%
26%
11%
10%
42%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 42.0% of this cup, above the kibble average. Protein comes in at 26.0%. One cup carries 409 kcal.
PROTEIN
26.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
42.0%
KCAL / CUP
409
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FIRST 5 OF 34 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,464 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
26.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
11.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
5.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
42.0%

409 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

SALT DIVIDER

Menhaden Fish Meal, Oat Groats, Dried Potato, Pearled Barley, Herring Meal, Salmon Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Dried Kelp, 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., Dried Pediococcus Acidilactici Fermentation Product, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Calcium Carbonate, Niacin Supplement, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, L-Carnitine, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxin Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Betaine Anhydrous, Iron Proteinate, Selenium Yeast, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate

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, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 26.0% 28.9% TYPICAL
FAT 11.0% 12.2% n/a
FIBRE 5.0% 5.6% n/a
CARB (EST.) 42.0% 46.7% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 42.0% KIBBLE AVG 37.98%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
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    -- kcal

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (409 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // VERUS

    No FDA Recalls On Record

    We have not matched any FDA recall to Verus. 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, 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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