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Holistic Select Grain-Free Small & Mini Breed Puppy Health Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Holistic Select Grain-Free Small & Mini Breed Puppy Health Dry Dog Food are Anchovy And Sardine Meal, Chicken Meal, Chickpeas, Peas, and Chicken Fat. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 27.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 35.0%, fat 17.0%, fiber 4.5%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 27.5%
35%
17%
10%
28%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 27.5% of this cup, below the kibble average. Protein comes in at 35.0%. One cup carries 481 kcal.
PROTEIN
35.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
27.5%
KCAL / CUP
481
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Holistic Select Grain-Free Small & Mini Breed Puppy Health Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 60 COMPONENTS

Anchovy And Sardine Meal
Chicken Meal

Chicken Meal

Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Chickpeas

Chickpeas

The seed of the chickpea plant, also sold as the garbanzo bean.
Peas

Peas

The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Chicken Fat

Chicken Fat

Fat rendered from chicken tissue, used as an energy source and to make the food more appealing.

Our read The ingredients

Strong fish base, with gut extras in trace amounts

Signature feature

Prebiotics & probiotics

Stimulate the growth of healthy gut bacteria to support breakdown & absorption of key nutrients for optimal nutrition & immune function

Holistic Select says

What it is Inulin sits 20th, well below the salt. Seven dried bacterial cultures and three enzyme-making molds are scattered from 41st to 57th, mixed in with the trace vitamins.

Our grade

  1. Marketing
  2. Modest
  3. Meaningful

Lactobacillus strains rarely survive extrusion heat, and only the two Bacillus spores travel well. The fiber doing real work for gut bacteria is beet pulp, 6th, a standard dry food ingredient.

Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.

Two animal meals lead, but chickpeas and peas come right behind, so part of the protein here comes from legumes, not fish or chicken.

  • 1 Anchovy and Sardine Meal
  • 2 Chicken Meal
  • 3 Chickpeas
  • 4 Peas
  • 13 Salt

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,643 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
35.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
17.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.5%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
27.5%

481 kcal per cup.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

Every row printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Crude Protein
Not less than
Crude Fat
Not less than
Crude Fiber
Not more than
Moisture
Not more than
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)
Not less than
Calcium
Not less than
Phosphorus
Not less than
Vitamin A
Not less than
Vitamin E
Not less than
Taurine
Not less than
Omega-6 Fatty Acids*
Not less than
Omega-3 Fatty Acids*
Not less than
Total Lactic Acid Microorganisms (Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Enterococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei)*
Not less than
Total Bacillus Organisms (Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis)*
Not less than
Protease (Aspergillus oryzae, Trichoderma reesei, and Rhizopus oryzae)1*
Not less than
Cellulase (Aspergillus oryzae, Trichoderma reesei, and Rhizopus oryzae)2*
Not less than
Alpha-Amylase (Aspergillus oryzae, Trichoderma reesei, and Rhizopus oryzae)3*
Not less than

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Anchovy and Sardine Meal, Chicken Meal, Chickpeas, Peas, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Pumpkin, Salmon Oil, Cranberries, Apples, Brewers Dried Yeast, 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., Papayas, Taurine, Choline Chloride, Blueberries, Pomegranates, Vitamin E Supplement, Inulin, Dried Kelp, Zinc Proteinate, Mixed Tocopherols added to preserve freshness, Zinc Sulfate, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Ground Cinnamon, Ground Fennel, Ground Peppermint, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium Selenite, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin, Dried Lactobacillus bulgaricus Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus thermophilus Fermentation Product, Calcium Iodate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus oryzae Fermentation Product, Dried Trichoderma reesei Fermentation Product, Dried Rhizopus oryzae Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract, Spearmint Extract. Manufactured in a facility that also processes grains

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, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 35.0% 38.9% HIGH
FAT 17.0% 18.9% n/a
FIBER 4.5% 5.0% n/a
CARB (EST.) 27.5% 30.6% TYPICAL
STARCH RATIO 27.5% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%

Our read The label

A dense, protein-rich food built for tiny puppies

The number

40%

Share of calories from fat on a dry matter basis, more than from protein or carbs. Tiny puppies put that dense energy to use.

  1. Is it a high-protein food?

    Yes

    Fish and chicken meals lead, and protein runs 38.9% on a dry basis against 30.1% for the average dry food we list. Part comes from legumes.

  2. Is a cup a normal cup?

    No, it's dense

    481 kcal a cup, about 22% above the average dry food we list. Use a real measuring cup. Small overpours add up fast for a tiny puppy.

Feed it to
Small and mini breed puppies that do well on fish and chicken and need dense calories in small meals.
Skip it for
Large breed puppies, dogs allergic to fish or chicken, and owners avoiding pea-heavy grain-free recipes.
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.2CUPS
    1,076 kcal295 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (481 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // HOLISTIC SELECT

    No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012

    We have not matched any FDA recall to Holistic Select. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

    Adult Health Anchovy & Sardine And Salmon Meal 27.8% Adult Health Chicken Meal & Brown Rice 27.8% Adult Health Lamb Meal 25.6% Adult & Puppy Health Grain-Free Salmon Anchovy & Sardine Meal 32.2%

    Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

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    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, 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 bag. 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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