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Blue Natural Veterinary Diet KS Dog Food Topper

A topper in 12.5 oz cans, made to add to a bowl rather than to feed on its own. With the water taken out it is 18% protein and 14% fat, and each can carries 346 kcal.

  • Topper, not a complete meal
  • 12.5 oz can
  • 78% water
Protein is 18.2% once the water is taken out, below the topper median of 42%. The label prints 4.0% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 346 kcal and about 9.8 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
18.2%
KCAL / CAN
346
FAT, WATER OUT
13.6%
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Blue Natural Veterinary Diet KS Dog Food Topper

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 40 COMPONENTS
Chicken

Chicken

The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Broth

Chicken Broth

The liquid produced by simmering chicken, used to add moisture and flavor.
Water

Water

Plain water, used to make the recipe mixable and, in wet food, to fill the can.
Potato Starch

Potato Starch

The starch extracted from potatoes.
Potatoes

Potatoes

The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the can

First meat
Chicken, first on the list.
Thickeners and binders
Potato Starch, Guar Gum, Carrageenan and Cassia 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 can, measured “as fed”

Calories
978 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
4.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
3.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.0%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

346 kcal per 12.5 oz can.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Chicken, Chicken Broth, Water, Potato Starch, Potatoes, Carrots, Peas, Pea Fiber, Chicken Fat, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Fish Oil (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Guar Gum, Potassium Citrate, Carrageenan, Cassia Gum, Calcium Carbonate, Blueberries, Cranberries, Choline Chloride, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, 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., Vitamin E Supplement, 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.

NUTRITION WITH THE WATER TAKEN OUT

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 TOPPER MEDIAN
PROTEIN 4.0% 18.2% 42.1%
FAT 3.0% 13.6% 18.8%
FIBER 3.0% 13.6% -
CARBS (EST.) - 45.5% -

Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.

AMONG 265 TOPPERS
Protein, water out
18%
Higher than 8%. Median 42%.
Calories
978 kcal/kg
Richer than 43%. Median 1,366 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 51%. Median 74%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$10.76
Pricier than 16%. Median $19.35.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a can costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
6 lb $37.98 $6.33 Chewy lowest of 2 stores
22 lb $104.98 $4.77 Chewy lowest of 2 stores

Prices are from our check on Oct 14. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

RECALL HISTORY // BLUE

2 FDA Recalls On Record

MAR 17, 2017
CONTAINS BEEF THYROID HORMONE

Dog food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

NOV 25, 2015
SALMONELLA

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

SAME LINE

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Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.

One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, calories, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a can. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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