Health Extension food Lamb Entrée Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 12.5 oz cans, complete and balanced for all life stages. With the water taken out it is 41% protein and 41% fat, and each can carries 497 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for all life stages (AAFCO, on the label)
- 12.5 oz can
- 78% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Lamb
The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.
Water Sufficient for Processing
Water added to a recipe so it can be mixed, cooked and canned, as distinct from moisture native to the…
Lamb Liver
The liver of the lamb, an organ meat.
Carrots
The root of the carrot plant, used fresh, cooked or dried.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
What’s in the can
- First meat
- Lamb, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Lamb and Lamb Liver.
- Thickeners and binders
- Rice Flour, Guar Gum, Sodium Tripolyphosphate and Agar-Agar. 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”
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 9.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 9.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 78.0%
497 kcal per 12.5 oz can.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first
Lamb, Water Sufficient for Processing, Lamb Liver, Carrots, Brown Rice, Rice Flour, Dried Egg Product, Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, 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., Agar-Agar, Natural Flavor, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Choline Chloride, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Potassium Iodide), Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Carbonate
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 | 9.0% | 40.9% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 9.0% | 40.9% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.0% | 4.5% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 4.5% | - |
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 (497 kcal per can). 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 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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