Health Extension Ancestry Chicken Meal and Rice Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Health Extension Ancestry Chicken Meal and Rice Dry Dog Food are Chicken meal, whole ground brown rice, ground oats, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and ascorbyl palmitate), and menhaden fish meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 39.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Ground Whole Brown Rice
Whole grain brown rice ground for digestibility, with bran and germ retained.
Oats
The grain of the oat plant.
Chicken Fat
Fat rendered from chicken tissue, used as an energy source and to make the food more appealing.
Menhaden Fish Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from menhaden, a small oily fish caught specifically for oil and meal.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,600 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 26.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 39.0%
411 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken meal, whole ground brown rice, ground oats, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and ascorbyl palmitate), menhaden fish meal, sun-cured alfalfa meal, rice bran, whole ground flaxseed, beet pulp, potassium chloride, sun-cured kelp meal, sodium chloride*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., mono-dicalcium phosphate, natural flavor, lecithin, fish oil, dried carrots, dried cranberries, dried blueberries, chamomile, dandelion, peppermint, dried tomato, rosemary, turmeric, taurine, yucca schidigera extract, calcium ascorbate (source of vitamin c), vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, DL-methionine, niacin, calcium pantothenate, choline chloride, folic acid, biotin, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, cobalt amino acid chelate, ferrous sulfate, iron amino acid chelate, manganese sulfate, manganese amino acid chelate, zinc sulfate, zinc amino acid chelate, copper sulfate, copper amino acid chelate
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 | 26.0% | 28.9% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 16.0% | 17.8% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.0% | 3.3% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 39.0% | 43.3% | HIGH |
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 lb | $27.98 | $2.33 | My Health Extension lowest of 2 stores |
| 30 lb | $39.98 | $1.33 | My Health Extension |
Prices are from our check on Sep 28. 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 Health Extension. 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
$1.10/lb vs $1.33/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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