Bil-Jac Hearty Stew with Beef & Barley Small Chunk Wet Dog Food
Wet food, complete and balanced. With the water taken out it is 44% protein and 17% fat.
- Complete & balanced (AAFCO, on the label)
- Stew
- 82% water
Ingredient Wiki
Beef Broth
The liquid produced by simmering beef, used to add moisture and flavor.
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Egg Product
Egg content processed into a stable dry or liquid ingredient, minus the shell.
Carrots
The root of the carrot plant, used fresh, cooked or dried.
What’s in the serving
- First ingredient
- Beef Broth, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
- First meat
- Beef, second on the list. Named meats near the top: Beef, Chicken, Egg Product and Turkey.
- Thickeners and binders
- Modified Tapioca Starch, Potato Starch and Guar Gum. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the serving, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 966 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 8.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 3.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 2.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 82.0%
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the serving prints it, heaviest first
Beef Broth, Beef, Chicken, Egg Product, Carrots, Turkey, Pea Protein, Barley, Dextrose, Modified Tapioca Starch, Tricalcium Phosphate, Potato Starch, Caramel, Glycine, Potassium Chloride, Salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., Guar Gum, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Taurine, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Biotin, Riboflavin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Beta-Carotene, Potassium Iodide, Folic Acid
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | WET FOOD MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 8.0% | 44.4% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 3.0% | 16.7% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 2.0% | 11.1% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 16.7% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (966 kcal per kg). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012
We have not matched any FDA recall to Bil-Jac. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other wet food recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
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