NutriSource Grain-Free Chicken & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of NutriSource Grain-Free Chicken & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Peas, Pea Flour, and Chicken Fat. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 31.5%.
- 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.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Pea Flour
Flour milled from dried peas, carrying both the protein and the starch of the whole pea.
Chicken Fat
Fat rendered from chicken tissue, used as an energy source and to make the food more appealing.
Our read The ingredients
Chicken and peas, with a light probiotic dusting
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Good4Life
We focus on supporting the gut microbiome with our proprietary blend of prebiotics, probiotics, trace minerals and selenium yeast
What it is Probiotics coated on the kibble's outside, plus proteinated minerals and selenium yeast in the mineral premix. The microbial ingredients sit 23rd to 30th, far below the salt.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
The guarantee works out to 25 million CFU per cup, a small fraction of a typical probiotic supplement's billions. Proteinated minerals are sound but common, so the blend nudges digestion rather than changing it.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Peas show up three times in the top six: whole, flour and starch. Together, they make this as much a pea food as a chicken one.
- 3 peas
- 4 pea flour
- 6 pea starch
- 14 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 4,051 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 28.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 18.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 6.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 31.5%
459 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
chicken, chicken meal, peas, pea flour, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols and citric acid), pea starch, flax seed, natural chicken and turkey flavors, dehydrated alfalfa meal, salmon meal, dried tomato pomace, brewers dried yeast, potassium chloride, 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., sunflower oil, DL methionine, choline chloride, minerals (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, selenium yeast, copper proteinate, magnesium oxide, manganese proteinate, ethylenediamine dihydroiodide), vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, biotin, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid), lactic acid, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), yucca schidigera extract, yeast culture, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation product, dried Bacillus licheniformis fermentation product, dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation extract, calcium carbonate, taurine, L-carnitine, 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 | 28.0% | 31.1% | HIGH |
| FAT | 18.0% | 20.0% | n/a |
| FIBER | 6.5% | 7.2% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 31.5% | 35.0% | TYPICAL |
Our read The label
Rich, fat-forward calories in a dense cup
42%
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How was it proven?
Formulated
Built on paper to AAFCO levels for all life stages, including puppies growing past 70 lb. It's the common route, not a feeding trial.
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Is a cup a normal cup?
No, it's dense
459 kcal a cup, about 16% above the average dry food we list. Coming from a lighter food, cut the scoop or your dog gains.
- Feed it to
- Active adults and growing puppies, large breeds included, that do well on chicken and need dense calories.
- Skip it for
- Dogs on low-fat diets or with a history of pancreatitis, chicken-allergic dogs, and owners avoiding pea-heavy grain-free food over DCM.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 lb | $19.70 | $4.93 | Runnings lowest of 7 stores |
| 12 lb | $43.99 | $3.67 | Discover NutriSource Pet Foods lowest of 5 stores |
| 26 lb | $73.19 | $2.82 | CountryMax lowest of 6 stores |
Prices are from our check on Sep 27. 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 (459 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
1 FDA Recall On Record
Pure Vita Salmon Entrée Dog Food 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.
Lower-priced alternative
$1.43/lb vs $2.82/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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