Epigen is built around animal protein and protein isolates rather than starchy ingredients. Both recipes are adult kibbles for all breed sizes, with chicken meal, organic chicken and meat protein isolate in the first five ingredients. Protein runs 60% to 63% and fat 15% to 16%, as fed, against a kibble catalog average of 26.9% protein across 1,834 foods.
Estimated starch is 2% to 5%, against a catalog average of 37.4%. Neither recipe lists peas or lentils. Chicken appears in both, while turkey and potato protein appear only in Starch-Free Grain-Free. Our ingredient read also flags grain in that recipe despite its name, so 90 Starch-Free is the line's only grain free recipe.
The trade-offs are range and choice. With two adult recipes, the line has no puppy or senior option, and chicken in both leaves nothing for owners avoiding it. Each recipe is also a large departure in protein and starch from a typical kibble.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 Starch-Free | 63% | 16% | 2% | -- | Chicken Meal, Organic Chicken, Meat Protein Isolate |
| Starch-Free Grain-Free | 60% | 15% | 5% | -- | Organic Chicken, Chicken Meal, Turkey 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.
63% protein · 16% fat · 2% starch · Adult
90 Starch-Free uses chicken as its only named animal protein, with chicken fat and gelatin in its first five ingredients. It has the line's highest protein at 63% and lowest estimated starch at 2%, with no grain or potato flagged, suiting owners who want the lowest starch.
Full review of 90 Starch-Free60% protein · 15% fat · 5% starch · Adult
Starch-Free Grain-Free is the only Epigen recipe with turkey, adding turkey meal and potato protein to organic chicken and chicken meal; our ingredient read flags grain despite the name. At 60% protein and 5% estimated starch, it suits adult dogs whose owners want a chicken and turkey mix.
Full review of Starch-Free Grain-FreeOnly 90 Starch-Free reads as grain free in our ingredient read. Starch-Free Grain-Free is flagged as containing grain despite its name, and it also contains potato. Neither recipe contains peas or lentils.
90 Starch-Free, at 63% protein and 16% fat as fed, compared with 60% protein and 15% fat in Starch-Free Grain-Free.
Our estimated starch, worked out from the guaranteed analysis, is 2% for 90 Starch-Free and 5% for Starch-Free Grain-Free. Both sit far below the kibble catalog average of 37.4% estimated starch.
Protein runs higher than the average kibble we review (68.4% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is lower than average, at 4% of the food as fed.
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
100% 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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