Edgard & Cooper Chicken & Salmon Dog Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Edgard & Cooper Chicken & Salmon Dog Grain-Free Dry Dog Food are Deboned Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Potatoes, and Pea Protein. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 43.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
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.
Our read The ingredients
Fresh chicken first, on a pea and potato base
Signature feature
Fresh chicken
Always made with fresh chicken (that means no meat meal)
What it is Deboned chicken, first on the list, added fresh instead of as rendered chicken meal. Salmon sixth and chicken fat ninth round out the animal side.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Chicken meal is rendered chicken, a concentrated protein, so ruling it out is a sourcing choice rather than a nutritional upgrade. The chicken leads the list without leading the bowl.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Sweet potatoes, peas, potatoes and pea protein fill second to fifth. Salmon, half the name, arrives sixth, behind four plant ingredients.
- 2 Sweet Potatoes
- 3 Peas
- 4 Potatoes
- 5 Pea Protein
- 14 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,616 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 22.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 14.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 43.0%
411 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Deboned Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Potatoes, Pea Protein, Salmon, Flaxseed (source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Brewers Dried Yeast, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Natural Flavor, Monocalcium Phosphate, Fish Oil (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Calcium Carbonate, 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., Potassium Chloride, Dried Chicory Root, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Taurine, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Blueberries, Cranberries, Apples, Kale, Broccoli, Fennel, Chamomile, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Copper Sulfate, Biotin (Vitamin B7), Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Sodium Selenite, Oil of Rosemary
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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 22.0% | 24.4% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 14.0% | 15.6% | n/a |
| FIBER | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 43.0% | 47.8% | HIGH |
Our read The label
A gentle senior food that runs on starch
585kcal
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Is it a high-protein food?
No
Protein runs 24.4% on a dry basis against a 30.1% average for the dry foods we list, and pea protein fifth props up even that.
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Where do the calories come from?
Mostly starch
About 43% of calories come from carbohydrate, 34% from fat and 22% from protein. That suits a calm senior, not a lean working dog.
- Feed it to
- Older dogs at a steady weight that do well on chicken and fish and don't need extra protein.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to chicken or fish, and owners steering clear of pea-heavy grain-free recipes.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 lb | $19.97LIVE | $4.44 | PetSmart lowest of 2 stores |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 25. 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 (411 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012
We have not matched any FDA recall to Edgard & Cooper. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other kibble recipes with the closest protein, fat and starch as fed, the way the bag prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
Lower-priced alternative
$2.58/lb vs $4.44/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and starch 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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