Ancestry is a kibble line built around a named meat meal as the first ingredient: chicken meal, duck meal, salmon meal or lamb meal. Two recipes pair that meal with whole ground brown rice and ground oats. The other three are grain free and list sweet potato, with peas in Tidal Energy and Homeland and potato in Look Out! Duck. Fish appears in four of the five recipes and egg in three.
As fed, protein ranges from 21% to 35%, fat from 12% to 16%, and estimated starch from 30.6% to 49.7%. The line averages 28% protein and 38.1% estimated starch, close to the kibble catalog averages of 26.9% and 37.4%. Calories average 382 per cup, compared with 395 for the catalog.
The main trade-off is how far apart the recipes sit. Tidal Energy and Homeland are at the higher protein, lower starch end, while Lamb Meal With Rice has the line's lowest protein and fat and its highest starch. Choosing a recipe here means choosing a very different label, not just a different flavor.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidal Energy With Salmon Meal Grain-Free | 35% | 14% | 30.6% | 370 | Salmon Meal, Sweet Potato, Herring Meal |
| Homeland With Lamb Meal Grain-Free | 31% | 15% | 33.7% | 367 | Lamb Meal, Sweet Potato, Peas |
| Look Out! Duck Grain-Free | 27% | 16% | 37.5% | 411 | Duck Meal, Potato, Sweet Potato |
| Chicken Meal and Rice | 26% | 16% | 39% | 411 | Chicken meal, whole ground brown rice, ground oats |
| Lamb Meal With Rice | 21% | 12% | 49.7% | 350 | Lamb Meal, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Ground Oats |
| Line average | 28% | 14.6% | 38.1% | 382 |
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.
35% protein · 14% fat · 30.6% starch · 370 kcal/cup
Salmon, herring and menhaden meals make this the most fish forward recipe, with the line's most protein at 35% and least estimated starch at 30.6%. It suits owners after a high protein grain free kibble who are fine with peas.
Full review of Tidal Energy With Salmon Meal Grain-Free31% protein · 15% fat · 33.7% starch · 367 kcal/cup
Lamb meal leads, with duck meal, menhaden oil, egg and pork also present, giving it the widest protein mix in the line and the only pork. At 31% protein and 33.7% estimated starch, it suits owners wanting a grain free lamb recipe who are fine with peas.
Full review of Homeland With Lamb Meal Grain-Free27% protein · 16% fat · 37.5% starch · 411 kcal/cup
Duck meal leads, followed by potato and sweet potato, making this the only grain free Ancestry recipe without peas or lentils. It shares the line's top 411 calories per cup and 16% fat, suiting owners who want a pea free, grain free duck kibble.
Full review of Look Out! Duck Grain-Free26% protein · 16% fat · 39% starch · 411 kcal/cup
This is the only Ancestry recipe led by chicken meal, followed by brown rice and oats, with menhaden fish meal further down. At 26% protein, 16% fat and 411 calories per cup, it suits owners who want a grain inclusive chicken kibble.
Full review of Chicken Meal and Rice21% protein · 12% fat · 49.7% starch · 350 kcal/cup
Lamb meal, brown rice and oats lead a recipe with the line's lowest protein at 21%, lowest fat at 12% and most estimated starch at 49.7%. At 350 calories per cup, the fewest here, it suits owners wanting a lower calorie, grain inclusive lamb kibble.
Full review of Lamb Meal With RiceNot the whole line. Look Out! Duck, Tidal Energy and Homeland are grain free, while Chicken Meal and Rice and Lamb Meal With Rice include brown rice and oats.
Tidal Energy With Salmon Meal Grain-Free has the most, at 35% protein as fed, and also the line's least estimated starch at 30.6%. Lamb Meal With Rice has the least protein at 21%.
Two do: Tidal Energy and Homeland both list peas. Look Out! Duck is grain free without peas or lentils, and neither Chicken Meal and Rice nor Lamb Meal With Rice contains peas.
Protein is close to the average kibble we review (31.0% on a dry matter basis).
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
60% 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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