Victor Raw Blend is a two recipe kibble line. Each recipe starts with a named meat followed by a meal of the same animal: beef and beef meal in Ranchers’ Beef Recipe, chicken and chicken meal in Farm Chicken Recipe. Both list grain sorghum third and peas fourth, and both include fish among their animal proteins. Each is labeled for all life stages and all breeds.
The two recipes are close on paper. Both show 34% protein, 18% fat and 10% moisture as fed. Estimated starch runs from 28% to 29.3%, and calories from 380 to 390 kcal per cup. Against the catalog average for kibble (1,834 foods), the line sits higher in protein (34% versus 26.9%) and lower in estimated starch (28.7% versus 37.4%), with calories a little under the 395 kcal per cup average.
The tradeoff is range. With two recipes and near identical figures, the main choice is beef or chicken. Neither recipe is grain free, and both contain peas, which matters to owners who avoid them. Fish appears in both, so owners avoiding fish will not find an option here.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchers’ Beef Recipe | 34% | 18% | 29.3% | 380 | Beef, Beef Meal (A Natural Source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin), Grain Sorghum |
| Farm Chicken Recipe | 34% | 18% | 28% | 390 | Chicken, Chicken Meal (A Natural Source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin), Grain Sorghum |
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.
34% protein · 18% fat · 29.3% starch · 380 kcal/cup · All Life Stages
Ranchers’ Beef Recipe leads with beef and beef meal, uses pork fat, and is the only recipe in the line with beef. It has the line's lower fiber at 2.7% and lower calories at 380 kcal per cup, suiting owners who want a beef based kibble.
Full review of Ranchers’ Beef Recipe34% protein · 18% fat · 28% starch · 390 kcal/cup · All Life Stages
Farm Chicken Recipe pairs chicken and chicken meal with chicken fat, so its only animal proteins are chicken and fish. It has the line's highest fiber at 4%, lowest estimated starch at 28% and most calories at 390 kcal per cup, suiting owners who prefer poultry.
Full review of Farm Chicken RecipeNo. Both Ranchers’ Beef Recipe and Farm Chicken Recipe list grain sorghum as the third ingredient, and both also contain peas.
Neither. Ranchers’ Beef Recipe and Farm Chicken Recipe both show 34% protein as fed, above the 26.9% kibble catalog average. Farm Chicken Recipe has slightly more calories, at 390 kcal per cup versus 380.
Yes. Fish is among the animal proteins in both recipes, alongside beef in Ranchers’ Beef Recipe and chicken in Farm Chicken Recipe.
Protein runs higher than the average kibble we review (37.8% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is lower than average, at 29% 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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