NutriSource Grain-Free Prairie Select Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of NutriSource Grain-Free Prairie Select Recipe Dry Dog Food are Quail, Duck, Green Lentils, Duck Meal, and Peas. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 38.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Quail
The clean flesh of the quail, a small game bird.
Duck
The clean flesh of the duck, with or without skin, used fresh.
Green Lentils
Lentils of the green variety, which keep their skins and hold their shape when cooked.
Duck Meal
Duck that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Our read The ingredients
Quail on top, legumes underneath, a token gut blend
Signature feature
Good4Life System
We call our gut-focused proprietary blend Good4Life because these ingredients nourish the gut microbiome
What it is Alltech proteinated zinc, iron, copper and manganese, selenium yeast, a yeast culture and five fermentation products. All sit after the salt, with the probiotics coated onto the kibble surface.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
The guarantee is 100 million CFU per pound, about 25 million in a cup. Probiotic supplements dose in the billions, so the gut part is a token. The proteinated minerals are the real, quiet upgrade.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Five pulse ingredients run from third to thirteenth. Quail leads, but lentils, peas and chickpeas build much of the kibble and some of its protein.
- 3 Green Lentils
- 5 Peas
- 6 Garbanzo Beans
- 7 Pea Flour
- 13 Red Lentils
- 21 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,800 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 26.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 14.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 6.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 38.0%
430 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Quail, Duck, Green Lentils, Duck Meal, Peas, Garbanzo Beans, Pea Flour, Sunflower Meal, Turkey Meal, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Tocopherols And Citric Acid), Flax Seeds, Alfalfa Meal, Red Lentils, Natural Flavors, Tapioca Starch, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Sunflower Oil, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Brewers Dried Yeast, 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., Dl Methionine, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Selenium Yeast), Taurine, Vitamins (Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, D-calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement), Lactic Acid, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Yucca Schidigera Extract, L-carnitine, Calcium Iodate, Rosemary Extract, Yeast Culture, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Trichoderma Longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation 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 | 26.0% | 28.9% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 14.0% | 15.6% | n/a |
| FIBER | 6.0% | 6.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 38.0% | 42.2% | HIGH |
Our read The label
An all-stages food with average protein, not more
140mg
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How was it proven?
Formulated
Built on paper to AAFCO levels for all life stages, including puppies that grow past 70 lb. No feeding trial stands behind it.
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Is it a high-protein food?
No, average
Protein lands a touch under the average dry food we list, and about 39% of calories come from carbohydrate, mostly lentils and peas.
- Feed it to
- Puppies, large breeds included, and healthy adults on a rotation diet that do well on poultry and legumes.
- Skip it for
- Dogs on a novel-protein elimination trial, since turkey meal and chicken fat ride along, and owners avoiding pulse-heavy grain-free diets.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 lb | $23.09 | $5.77 | Discover NutriSource Pet Foods lowest of 4 stores |
| 12 lb | $50.59 | $4.22 | Discover NutriSource Pet Foods lowest of 2 stores |
| 26 lb | $84.69 | $3.26 | Only Natural Pet lowest of 4 stores |
Prices are from our check on Sep 27. 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 (430 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
1 FDA Recall On Record
Pure Vita Salmon Entrée 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.
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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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