This line is built around grain-inclusive kibble sold for large and giant breeds. The Adult recipe leads with chicken meal followed by brown rice, white rice and ground yellow corn. The Puppy recipe leads with lamb meal followed by oatmeal, brown rice and barley. Neither recipe contains peas, lentils or potato.
The two recipes sit close together. Protein runs from 23% to 25% as fed, fat is 12% in both, and estimated starch runs from 43% to 44%. Calories range from 330 to 340 kcal per cup. Against the catalog average for 1,834 kibbles (26.9% protein, 37.4% starch, 395 kcal per cup), both recipes are lower in protein and calories and higher in starch.
The trade-off is a starch-forward formula: grains fill four of the top five ingredients in both recipes. The lower calorie count per cup may appeal to owners who want a larger scoop for the same calories. The Puppy recipe is listed as discontinued, which leaves the Adult recipe as the line's current option.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | 25% | 12% | 43% | 340 | Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Ground White Rice |
| Puppy | 23% | 12% | 44% | 330 | Lamb Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Brown Rice |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Starch is our estimate, since no bag prints it. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
25% protein · 12% fat · 43% starch · 340 kcal/cup · Adult
The Adult recipe is the line's higher-protein option at 25%, and the only one with chicken meal first plus pork, fish and egg among its animal proteins. Its main grains are brown rice, white rice and ground yellow corn, suiting adult large breeds where corn is welcome.
Full review of Adult23% protein · 12% fat · 44% starch · 330 kcal/cup · Puppy
The Puppy recipe is sold for growing large breeds and is the line's only lamb meal formula, with oatmeal, brown rice and barley as its leading grains. At 23% protein and 5% fiber as fed, it suits owners wanting a lamb-first puppy kibble, though it is listed as discontinued.
We believe this recipe has been discontinued.
Full review of PuppyNo. Both the Adult and Puppy recipes contain grain, including brown rice, and neither contains peas, lentils or potato.
The Adult recipe has 25% protein, compared with 23% for the Puppy recipe. Both have 12% fat.
The Adult recipe has 340 kcal per cup and the Puppy recipe has 330 kcal per cup. Both sit below the 395 kcal per cup average for kibble in our catalog.
Protein runs lower than the average kibble we review (26.7% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is higher than average, at 44% of the food as fed.
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
0% of recipes are grain-free.
this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,205 foods we review
Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out
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We keep reviews of discontinued recipes online, each with suggested replacements, because bags stay on shelves and in pantries for months.
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