Original Diets is built around grain-inclusive kibble made mostly with chicken and turkey. Chicken appears in six of the nine kibbles and turkey in five, and brown rice is among the first ingredients of every kibble. Anergen is the only lamb kibble. Vegan uses no animal protein and is built on corn, soybeans, pea protein and potato protein. Two wet foods, one chicken and one turkey, complete the line.
Kibble protein runs from 25% (Senior) to 41% (Nurture with Quail), and estimated starch runs from 22% to 43% (Vegan), all as fed. The kibbles average 32.4% protein and 32.6% starch, compared with 26.9% protein and 37.4% starch across 1,834 kibbles in our catalog. Calories average 442 kcal against a catalog figure of 395. Both wet foods show 9% protein, compared with a wet catalog average of 8.3%.
None of the recipes is grain free, and five of the nine kibbles include peas or lentils. Several recipes share almost identical figures. Adult and Growth both show 30% protein and 15% fat, so the choice often comes down to ingredients rather than numbers. Only three kibbles print calories per cup.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurture with Quail | 41% | 16% | 22% | -- | Chicken Meal, Chicken, Turkey Meal |
| Healthy Aging | 40% | 15% | 24% | -- | Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Organic Chicken |
| Fundamentals | 40% | 15% | 25% | -- | Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Organic Chicken |
| Anergen | 30% | 14% | 35% | -- | Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Flaxseeds |
| Synorgon | 30% | 14% | 36% | 437 | Chicken, Turkey Meal, Brown Rice |
| Growth | 30% | 15% | 34% | -- | Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice |
| Adult | 30% | 15% | 34% | 447 | Chicken, Chicken Meal, Oat Groats |
| Vegan | 26% | 10% | 43% | -- | Brown Rice, Corn, Extruded Soybeans |
| Senior | 25% | 14% | 40% | 441 | Turkey, Turkey Meal, Brown Rice |
| Line average | 32.4% | 14.2% | 32.6% | 442 |
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.
41% protein · 16% fat · 22% starch · Adult
Nurture with Quail leads the line with 41% protein, 16% fat and the lowest estimated starch at 22%, and it is the only recipe with freeze-dried quail. It fits owners who want the line's highest-protein kibble and do not mind peas or lentils.
Full review of Nurture with Quail40% protein · 15% fat · 24% starch · Senior
Healthy Aging is the senior kibble with the most protein, 40% with 24% estimated starch, and it is the only recipe here with MCT oil among its first ingredients. It fits owners of older dogs who want a chicken-based senior kibble with no peas or lentils.
Full review of Healthy Aging40% protein · 15% fat · 25% starch · Adult
Fundamentals matches Healthy Aging at 40% protein and 15% fat, but it is sold for adults, uses chicken fat instead of MCT oil, and shows 25% estimated starch. It fits owners who want a high-protein adult chicken kibble with no peas or lentils.
Full review of Fundamentals30% protein · 14% fat · 35% starch · Adult
Anergen is the only kibble here built on lamb meal, with flaxseeds and sweet potato among its first ingredients, at 30% protein and 35% estimated starch. It fits owners keeping a dog off chicken and turkey, since lamb is its only listed animal protein.
Full review of Anergen30% protein · 14% fat · 36% starch · 437 kcal/cup · Adult
Synorgon lists chicken, turkey meal, brown rice and peas first and shows 30% protein, 14% fat and 36% estimated starch. At 437 kcal per cup, it has the fewest calories of the three kibbles that list them. It fits adult dogs fed a mid-protein chicken and turkey kibble.
Full review of Synorgon30% protein · 15% fat · 34% starch · Adult
Despite its name, Growth is listed for adult dogs, with chicken, chicken meal and turkey meal, 30% protein and 34% estimated starch. Unlike the otherwise similar Adult recipe, it contains no peas or lentils, so it fits owners who avoid them.
Full review of Growth30% protein · 15% fat · 34% starch · 447 kcal/cup · Adult
Adult shares Growth's 30% protein, 15% fat and 34% estimated starch, but it lists oat groats ahead of brown rice and includes peas or lentils. At 447 kcal per cup, it has the most calories of the kibbles that list them, and it fits adult dogs fed chicken and turkey.
Full review of Adult26% protein · 10% fat · 43% starch · Adult
Vegan has no animal protein. It is built on brown rice, corn, extruded soybeans, pea protein and potato protein, and it has the line's most estimated starch at 43% and least fat at 10%. It fits households that want a plant-based kibble.
Full review of Vegan25% protein · 14% fat · 40% starch · 441 kcal/cup · Senior
Senior has the least protein in the line at 25%. Turkey, turkey meal, oat groats and peas are near the top of its list, and it shows 40% estimated starch and 441 kcal per cup. It is sold for older dogs whose owners want a lower-protein turkey kibble.
Full review of Senior| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Moisture | Kcal / kg | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult with Organic Chicken | 9% | 7% | 75% | 1,068 | Organic Chicken, Sweet Potato, Natural Flavor |
| Senior with Organic Turkey | 9% | 7% | 75% | 1,068 | Organic Turkey, Brown Rice, Natural Flavor |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Wet food is mostly water, so compare it with other wet food only. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
9% protein · 7% fat · 1,068 kcal/kg · Adult
This wet recipe pairs organic chicken with sweet potato near the top of its ingredient list and shows 9% protein and 1068 kcal per kg. It fits owners of adult dogs who want chicken in a wet format.
Full review of Adult with Organic Chicken9% protein · 7% fat · 1,068 kcal/kg · Senior
This is the line's only wet food made with turkey and brown rice. It is sold for senior dogs and shows the same 9% protein and 7% fat as its chicken line mate. It fits owners of older dogs who want a turkey wet food with no potato.
Full review of Senior with Organic TurkeyNo. Every recipe in the line contains grain, and brown rice is among the first ingredients of every kibble. Vegan also lists corn, and Senior, Growth and Adult list oat groats.
Nurture with Quail has the most at 41% as fed, followed by Healthy Aging and Fundamentals at 40%. The Senior kibble has the least at 25%.
Five of the nine kibbles include peas or lentils: Vegan, Nurture with Quail, Synorgon, Senior and Adult. Healthy Aging, Anergen, Fundamentals, Growth and both wet foods do not.
Protein runs higher than the average kibble we review (36.0% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is lower than average, at 33% of the food as fed.
91% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
9% 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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