Stella & Chewy’s Wild Red Grain Free : Whole Prey Ocean Fish Recipe, Raw Coated Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Stella & Chewy’s Wild Red Grain Free : Whole Prey Ocean Fish Recipe, Raw Coated Dry Dog Food are Trout, Whitefish, Whitefish Meal, Sweet Potato, and Tapioca. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 33.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Trout
The flesh of trout, a freshwater fish, used fresh.
Whitefish
The flesh of any of several lean white ocean fish, used fresh.
Whitefish Meal
Whitefish that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Tapioca
A starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant.
Our read The ingredients
Genuinely fish-first, though six species is mostly a headcount
Signature feature
6 animal protein sources
6 different animal protein sources for a balanced diet
What it is Trout, whitefish and salmon, plus whitefish meal and salmon meal, fill five of the top eight spots. Cod, mackerel and herring arrive 12th to 14th.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Six species sounds like variety, but it's one protein class. Cod, mackerel and herring sit below the flaxseed. The payoff: dogs that react to chicken or beef get no named land meat.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Sweet potato and tapioca sit fourth and fifth, ahead of the salmon. Together they're the starch base that binds this grain-free kibble.
- 4 Sweet Potato
- 5 Tapioca
- 26 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,635 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 30.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 14.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 33.0%
399 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Trout, Whitefish, Whitefish Meal, Sweet Potato, Tapioca, Salmon, Sunflower Oil, Salmon Meal, Natural Fish Flavor, Tomato Pomace, Ground Flaxseed, Cod, Mackerel, Herring, Pumpkin, Ground Pumpkin Seeds, Chia Seed, Organic Cranberries, Organic Spinach, Organic Broccoli, Organic Beets, Organic Squash, Organic Blueberries, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, 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., Potassium Chloride, Cod Liver Oil, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Choline Chloride, Taurine, Gelatin, Dried Kelp, Thiamine Mononitrate, L-threonine, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, D-calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Minerals (Zinc Oxide, Reduced Iron, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Potassium Iodide), Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), Dried Pediococcus Acidilactici fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus fermentation product, Dried Bifidobacterium Longum fermentation product, Dried Bacillus Coagulans fermentation product, Rosemary, Contains a source of live (viable) naturally occurring microorganisms
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 | 30.0% | 34.1% | HIGH |
| FAT | 14.0% | 15.9% | n/a |
| FIBER | 5.0% | 5.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 33.0% | 37.5% | TYPICAL |
Our read The label
Above-average protein in an otherwise ordinary kibble
2.4m cfu
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Is it a high-protein food?
Fairly high
About 34% protein on a dry basis against 30% for the average dry food we list. Above most kibble, though not the meat-heavy food the Wild Red name implies.
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Where do the calories come from?
An even split
Protein, fat and carbohydrate each supply about a third. Sweet potato and tapioca carry the carb share, so this is no low-starch food.
- Feed it to
- Healthy adults that do well on fish, including dogs that react to chicken or beef.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to fish, and households with infants or immunocompromised people, since the coating is raw.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 lb | $18.69 | $5.34 | Amazon |
| 42 lb | $165.98 | $3.95 | 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 (399 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
2 FDA Recalls On Record
Pet Food, Frozen Dinner Morsels Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Dog and cat food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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$3.28/lb vs $3.95/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and starch profile for less per pound, from the lowest price per pound we have saved for each. Prices change; check before you buy.
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