Health Extension Digestive Support, Turkey & Sweet Potato Entrée in Gravy Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 9.0 oz cans. With the water taken out it is 33% protein and 29% fat, and each can carries 301 kcal.
- Sold as a meal for all life stages
- In gravy
- 9.0 oz can
- 79% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Turkey
The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Turkey Broth
The liquid produced by simmering turkey, used to add moisture and flavor.
Water Sufficient for Processing
Water added to a recipe so it can be mixed, cooked and canned, as distinct from moisture native to the…
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
What’s in the can
- First meat
- Turkey, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Turkey and Chicken.
- Thickeners and binders
- Tapioca Starch, Rice Flour and Sodium Tripolyphosphate. They give the gravy its body and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the can, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 1,179 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 7.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 6.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 2.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 79.0%
301 kcal per 9.0 oz can, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the can size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first
Turkey, Chicken, Turkey Broth, Water Sufficient For Processing, Sweet Potato, Tapioca Starch, Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Egg Product, Rice Flour, Tricalcium Phosphate, 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., Natural Flavor, Inulin, Minerals (Zinc Oxide, Reduced Iron, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Potassium Iodide), Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Beta-Carotene, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Sulfate. Choline Chloride, Fish Oil, Celery Powder, Turmeric Powder, Ginger Powder, Coconut Oil
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.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | WET FOOD MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 7.0% | 33.3% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 6.0% | 28.6% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 2.0% | 9.5% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 19.0% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,179 kcal per kg, 301 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012
We have not matched any FDA recall to Health Extension. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other wet food recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
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