Abound Wild Beginnings Adult Beef, Venison & Lamb Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Abound Wild Beginnings Adult Beef, Venison & Lamb Dry Dog Food are Beef, beef meal, chicken meal, dried chickpeas, and ground sorghum. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 34.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Beef Meal
Beef that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Dried Chickpeas
Chickpeas with their moisture removed, the usual form used in dry recipes.
Ground Sorghum
Sorghum grain ground for digestibility, a gluten-free cereal.
Our read The ingredients
More protein than most, with chicken behind the beef
Signature feature
30% protein
High protein & healthy fats provide energy for an active lifestyle
What it is A guarantee, not an ingredient: beef, beef meal and chicken meal lead the list, with potato protein 11th and dried egg 12th topping up the total.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Dry basis it's about 33%, roughly 3 points above the average dry food we list, and potato protein and chickpeas supply part of it. A step up for an active adult, not an all-meat diet.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Chicken meal sits third. Venison and lamb, the meats on the bag's name, come 9th and 13th, so chicken outweighs both.
- 3 chicken meal
- 9 venison
- 13 lamb
- 18 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 30.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 15.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 34.0%
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Beef, beef meal, chicken meal, dried chickpeas, ground sorghum, barley, oatmeal, beef fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), venison, flaxseeds, potato protein, dried egg product, lamb, natural flavor, lamb meal, ground miscanthus grass, fish 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., dried chicory root, potassium chloride, taurine, dried blueberries, dried carrots, dried cranberries, dried kelp, choline chloride, citric acid (preservative), mixed tocopherols (preservative), iron amino acid complex, zinc amino acid complex, vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, L-carnitine, dried bacillus coagulans fermentation product, copper amino acid complex, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, manganese amino acid complex, vitamin A supplement, niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, manganous oxide, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, biotin, calcium iodate, folic acid, rosemary extract
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% | 33.3% | HIGH |
| FAT | 15.0% | 16.7% | n/a |
| FIBER | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 34.0% | 37.8% | TYPICAL |
Our read The label
Moderate protein, balanced calories, a token probiotic
40Mcfu
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Where do the calories come from?
Evenly split
Fat supplies about 36%, carbs 34% and protein 30%. That's a middle-of-the-road kibble, not the meat-heavy profile the name suggests.
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Does the gut blend do much?
Not much
Ground miscanthus grass, 16th, is mostly bulk fiber. Chicory, the prebiotic, sits just below the salt, so its dose is small.
- Feed it to
- Active adults that do well on beef and chicken, and owners who want a bit more protein than standard kibble.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to chicken or beef, and owners buying it for the probiotic.
2 FDA Recalls On Record
Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe dog food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe dog 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.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other kibble recipes with the closest protein, fat and starch as fed, the way the bag prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
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