Victor Purpose Grain Free Hero Canine Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Victor Purpose Grain Free Hero Canine Dry Dog Food are Beef Meal, Peas, Sweet Potato, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), and Menhaden Fish Meal (Source of DHA-Docosahexaenoic Acid). According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 32.2%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef Meal
Beef that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Chicken Fat
Fat rendered from chicken tissue, used as an energy source and to make the food more appealing.
Menhaden Fish Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from menhaden, a small oily fish caught specifically for oil and meal.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,602 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 33.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.8%
- Moisture (max.)
- 9.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 32.2%
383 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Beef Meal, Peas, Sweet Potato, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Menhaden Fish Meal (Source of DHA-Docosahexaenoic Acid), Blood Meal Conventionally Dried, Garbanzo Beans, Pork Meal, Yeast Culture, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Natural Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Carrot Powder, Tomato Pomace, 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., Organic Dried Seaweed Meal, Taurine, Choline Chloride, Calcium Stearate, Zinc Methionine Complex, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin E Supplement, DL-Methionine, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Chondroitin Sulfate, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Silicon Dioxide, L-Carnitine, Selenium Yeast, Brewers Dried Yeast, Copper Sulfate, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Mono and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Thiamine Mononitrate, Biotin, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Calcium Carbonate, Riboflavin Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract, Spearmint Extract, Inulin, Lecithin, Folic Acid, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product
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 | 33.0% | 36.3% | HIGH |
| FAT | 16.0% | 17.6% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.8% | 4.2% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 32.2% | 35.4% | TYPICAL |
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 lb | $17.49 | $3.50 | Amazon |
| 30 lb | $70.29 | $2.34 | Chewy |
Prices are from our check on Sep 28. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (383 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
4 FDA Recalls On Record
FDA and CDC investigation notice for Mid America Pet Food dog and cat foods Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
All dog and cat foods with best-by before 10/31/2024 (expansion) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Select Beef Meal & Brown Rice Formula dry dog food, three lots Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Hi-Pro Plus dry dog food, one lot, 5 lb Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
3 of these fell in the last three years. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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