Kibbles n Bits Triple Steak Flavor: High Protein Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Kibbles n Bits Triple Steak Flavor: High Protein Dry Dog Food are Soybean meal, whole corn, beef & bone meal, whole wheat, and animal fat (bha/bht used as A preservative). According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 41.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Soybean Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from soybeans.
Ground Whole Corn
Whole corn kernels ground for digestibility, with bran and germ retained.
Beef and Bone Meal
A rendered product made from beef tissue including bone.
Whole Wheat
Wheat with the bran, germ and endosperm left intact rather than refined to the endosperm alone.
Animal Fat
Fat rendered from animal tissue, without the species being specified.
Our read The ingredients
A soy and corn food sold as high protein
Signature feature
20% more protein
Formulated to be 20% more protein compared to Kibbles 'n Bits Original
What it is A comparison against the brand's own Original recipe, not against dog food in general. The protein starts with soybean meal, first on the list, ahead of beef and bone meal in third.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
At 28% protein on a dry basis, this food sits below the 30.1% average for the dry foods we list. High protein next to Original is not high protein next to the rest of the aisle.
Marketing The claim outruns anything in the recipe.
Soybean meal leads. Beef itself sits eighth, behind corn syrup, and the beef stock that supplies the steak flavor sits 29th, among the dyes.
- 1 Soybean meal
- 8 beef
- 29 beef stock (source of steak flavor)
- 11 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,025 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 23.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 8.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 18.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 41.0%
360 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Soybean meal, whole corn, beef & bone meal, whole wheat, animal fat (bha/bht used as A preservative), wheat middlings, corn syrup, beef, water, propylene glycol, 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., hydrochloric acid, natural flavor, caramel color, potassium chloride, sorbic acid (used as A preservative), vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A supplement, riboflavin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, biotin, vitamin D3 supplement), sodium carbonate, choline chloride, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate), DL-methionine, calcium sulfate, titanium dioxide (color), mixed tocopherols (preservative), lactic acid, red 40, red 40 lake, bha (used as A preservative), beef stock (source of steak flavor), yeast extract, yellow 5, blue 2 lake, yellow 6 lake
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 | 23.0% | 28.0% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 8.0% | 9.8% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.0% | 4.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 41.0% | 50.0% | HIGH |
Our read The label
A grain-heavy everyday food with a lighter cup
49%
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Is it a high-protein food?
No
The 20% gain is measured against the brand's Original. Against the dry foods we list, protein runs slightly below average and carbs well above.
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Why the added colors?
For you
Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 2 and caramel color tint the kibble for the owner's eye. Dogs don't pick food by color, so they add nothing for the dog.
- Feed it to
- Healthy adult dogs that do well on soy, corn and wheat, and owners who want a lighter cup.
- Skip it for
- Puppies under a year, pregnant or nursing dogs, dogs with soy, wheat or beef allergies, and owners avoiding artificial dyes.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 lb | $14.97 | $1.07 | Walmart lowest of 2 stores |
| 28 lb | $26.99 | $0.96 | Chewy |
| 40 lb | $29.98 | $0.75 | Walmart lowest of 2 stores |
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 (360 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
1 FDA Recall On Record
Certain canned dog food (market withdrawal, deemed a recall by FDA Mar 2018) 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
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.
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