WHOLE EARTH FARMS
Whole Earth Farms Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Whole Earth Farms Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food are Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Barley, and Potatoes. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 37.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Oatmeal
Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.
Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,706 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 27.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 15.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 11.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 37.5%
392 kcal per cup. This food is 89% 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
Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Barley, Potatoes, Peas, Pea Protein, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Natural Flavor, Chicken, Salmon, Apples, Salmon Oil, Sunflower Oil, 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 Alfalfa Meal, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Iron Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Proteinate, Cobalt Carbonate), Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Dried Lactobacillus plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus 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 | 27.0% | 30.3% | HIGH |
| FAT | 15.0% | 16.9% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 3.5% | 3.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 37.5% | 42.1% | HIGH |
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 Whole Earth Farms range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | GRAIN-FREE | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 30.3% | 30.3% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 42% | 42% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 392 | 389 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Whole Earth Farms. 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.