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Verus Life Advantage Chicken Meal, Oats and Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food

Top 4 ingredients of Verus Life Advantage Chicken Meal, Oats and Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food are Chicken Meal, Ground Oat Groats, Ground Brown Rice, and Rice Bran. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 40.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 24.0%, fat 15.0%, fibre 4.5%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 40.5%
24%
15%
10%
41%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 40.5% of this cup, above the site average. Protein comes in at 24.0%. One cup carries 422 kcal.
PROTEIN
24.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
40.5%
KCAL / CUP
422
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FIRST 4 OF 36 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,721 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
24.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
15.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.5%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
40.5%

422 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

Chicken Meal, Ground Oat Groats, Ground Brown Rice, Rice Bran, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Flaxseed, Natural Flavors, Tomato Pomace, Chicory Root Extract, Dried Pediococcus acidilactici Fermentation Product, 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., 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, Pyridoxine 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 24.0% 26.7% TYPICAL
FAT 15.0% 16.7% n/a
FIBRE 4.5% 5.0% n/a
CARB (EST.) 40.5% 45.0% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 40.5% ARCHIVE AVG 37.84%
HOW MUCH TO FEED
PER DAY
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KCAL
THIS FOOD
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CUPS / DAY

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

BENCHMARK

Against The Line

Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Verus range and the archive average.

METRIC THIS RECIPE ADULT MAINTENANCE LAMB ARCHIVE AVG
PROTEIN, DM 26.7% 24.4% 32.3%
CARB, DM 45% 53% 39%
STARCH RATIO 40.5% 47.5% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 422 361 384
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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