Alpo is built around corn and beef. Both kibbles open with ground yellow corn, use beef and bone meal as the main animal ingredient, and add soybean meal for plant protein. Both are sold for adult dogs of all breed sizes.
The two recipes are nearly identical on the label. Each shows 18% protein, 8.5% fat and 12% moisture as fed, with estimated starch of 49.5% to 50% and 377 to 378 kcal per cup. Fiber is the main gap: 5.5% in Prime Cuts and 6% in Cookout Classics. Cookout Classics adds pork and corn germ meal, and uses beef fat where Prime Cuts lists animal fat. Neither recipe is grain free, and neither contains peas, lentils or potato.
Against the kibble catalog average of 26.9% protein, 37.4% estimated starch and 395 kcal per cup, Alpo sits lower in protein, higher in starch and a little lower in calories. The trade-off is plain: the line leans on corn and soy, so owners looking for a high-protein, meat-forward kibble will find less here, while those who want a grain-inclusive, legume-free recipe have two closely matched options.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Cuts | 18% | 8.5% | 50% | 378 | Ground Yellow Corn, Beef and Bone Meal, Soybean Meal |
| Come & Get It! Cookout Classics | 18% | 8.5% | 49.5% | 377 | Ground yellow corn, corn germ meal, beef and bone meal |
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.
18% protein · 8.5% fat · 50% starch · 378 kcal/cup · Adult
Prime Cuts uses beef as its only named meat, with beef and bone meal second on the list, followed by soybean meal, animal fat and animal digest. It has the line's higher estimated starch at 50% and lower fiber at 5.5%, and suits owners who want a beef-only kibble.
Full review of Prime Cuts18% protein · 8.5% fat · 49.5% starch · 377 kcal/cup · Adult
Cookout Classics adds pork to the beef and lists corn germ meal second, ahead of beef and bone meal, with beef fat in place of generic animal fat. With 6% fiber and 49.5% estimated starch, it suits owners who want a beef and pork mix.
Full review of Come & Get It! Cookout ClassicsNo. Both Alpo kibbles, Prime Cuts and Cookout Classics, list ground yellow corn as the first ingredient. Neither contains peas, lentils or potato.
Neither one has more. Prime Cuts and Cookout Classics both show 18% protein as fed, below the kibble catalog average of 26.9%.
Both recipes use beef and bone meal as the main named animal ingredient. Cookout Classics also includes pork and lists beef fat, while Prime Cuts lists animal fat and animal digest.
Protein runs lower than the average kibble we review (20.5% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is higher than average, at 50% of the food as fed.
0% 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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