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Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Small Breed Dogs Dry Dog Food
32% protein · 18% fat
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32% protein · 18% fat
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Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken Dry Dog Food
37% protein · 20.5% fat
Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Senior Dogs Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Senior Dogs Dry Dog Food are Chicken Meal, Salmon Meal, Chicken, Tapioca, and Chickpeas. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 29.5%.
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- fat
- fiber
- 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.
Salmon Meal
Salmon that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Tapioca
A starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant.
Chickpeas
The seed of the chickpea plant, also sold as the garbanzo bean.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 36.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 9.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 29.5%
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken Meal (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Salmon Meal, Chicken, Tapioca, Chickpeas, Peas, Egg Product, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Freeze Dried Chicken, Salmon Oil, Dried Tomato Pomace, Freeze Dried Chicken Liver, Natural Flavor, Pumpkinseeds, Montmorillonite Clay, Freeze Dried Chicken Heart, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin), Carrots, Apples, Cranberries, Potassium Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide), L-Carnitine, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Turmeric, 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 Kelp, Blueberries, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, 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 | 36.0% | 39.6% | HIGH |
| FAT | 16.0% | 17.6% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.5% | 3.8% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 29.5% | 32.4% | TYPICAL |
2 FDA Recalls On Record
Instinct® Raw Chicken Formula for dogs Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Pet 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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