Nature’s Recipe Original Chicken, Barley & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Nature’s Recipe Original Chicken, Barley & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brewers Rice, Barley, and Oatmeal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 45.5%.
- 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…
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Oatmeal
Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,480 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 22.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 45.5%
329 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brewers Rice, Barley, Oatmeal, Canola Meal, Rice Bran, Brown Rice, Poultry Fat (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols), Turkey Meal, Natural Flavor, 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., Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Dl-Methionine, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Ascorbic Acid (Source Of Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate), Choline Chloride, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid (Used As A Preservative), Yucca Schidigera Extract, Rosemary Extract
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 | 12.0% | 13.3% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.5% | 5.0% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 45.5% | 50.6% | HIGH |
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 lb | $8.21 | $2.05 | Walmart lowest of 2 stores |
| 12 lb | $22.48 | $1.87 | Chewy lowest of 2 stores |
| 24 lb | $35.48 | $1.48 | Chewy 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 (329 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
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Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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Lower-priced alternative
$0.66/lb vs $1.48/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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