Blue Basics Grain Free Adult Duck Potato Recipe Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 12.5 oz servings, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 32% protein and 27% fat, and each serving carries 517 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- 12.5 oz serving
- 78% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Duck
The clean flesh of the duck, with or without skin, used fresh.
Duck Broth
The liquid produced by simmering duck, used to add moisture and flavor.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Pea Protein
The protein fraction separated out from peas after the starch and fiber have been removed.
Flaxseed
The seed of the flax plant, used whole or ground.
What’s in the serving
- First meat
- Duck, first on the list.
- Thickeners and binders
- Carrageenan, Cassia Gum 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
- 1,460 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 7.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 6.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 78.0%
517 kcal per 12.5 oz serving, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the serving size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the serving prints it, heaviest first
Duck, Duck Broth, Potatoes, Pea Protein, Flaxseed (source of Omega 3 and 6 Fatty Acids), Fish Oil, Pumpkin, Carrageenan, 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., Cassia Gum, Potassium Chloride, Guar Gum, Cranberries, Blueberries, Choline Chloride, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Niacin Supplement (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Biotin (Vitamin B7), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), preserved with Mixed Tocopherols
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 | 7.0% | 31.8% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 6.0% | 27.3% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.5% | 6.8% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 25.0% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
What a serving costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.5 oz | $3.49LIVE | $4.47 | PetSmart |
| 12.8 oz | $3.49 | $4.36 | PetSmart lowest of 2 stores |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 25. Others are from our check on Oct 7. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,460 kcal per kg, 517 kcal per serving). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
2 FDA Recalls On Record
Dog food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Cub Size - Wild Chews Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. 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.
Lower-priced alternative
$1.63/lb vs $4.36/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and moisture profile for less per pound, from the lowest price per pound we have saved for each. Prices change; check before you buy.
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