NutriSource Grain-Free High Plains Select Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of NutriSource Grain-Free High Plains Select Recipe Dry Dog Food are Beef, Trout, Turkey Meal, Beef Meal, and Garbanzo Beans. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 32.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Trout
The flesh of trout, a freshwater fish, used fresh.
Turkey Meal
Turkey that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Beef Meal
Beef that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Garbanzo Beans
The seed of the chickpea plant, the same legume sold under the name chickpea.
Our read The ingredients
Beef and lentils, with a gut blend dusted on
Signature feature
Good4Life System
We call our gut-focused proprietary blend Good4Life because these ingredients nourish the gut microbiome
What it is Yeast culture and five fermentation products, ranked 30th to 35th, plus proteinated minerals and selenium yeast at 20th. NutriSource coats the probiotics onto the outside of the kibble.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Every piece sits below the salt. The guarantee works out to about 24 million live microbes a cup, while dog probiotic supplements run into the billions. Chelated minerals are a fair upgrade, not a gut fix.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Garbanzo beans and two lentils follow the four meats. Pulse-heavy grain-free recipes are the pattern the FDA's heart investigation flagged, and taurine is added.
- 5 Garbanzo Beans
- 6 Red Lentils
- 7 Green Lentils
- 17 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 4,084 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 28.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 18.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 6.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 32.0%
451 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Beef, Trout, Turkey Meal, Beef Meal, Garbanzo Beans, Red Lentils, Green Lentils, Sunflower Oil, Tapioca Starch, Chia Seed, Natural Fish Flavor, Menhaden Fish Meal, Sunflower Meal, Potassium Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, 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., Dl Methionine, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Selenium Yeast), Vitamins (Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, D-calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement), Taurine, Preserved with Tocopherols And Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Yucca Schidigera Extract, L-carnitine, Calcium Iodate, Rosemary Extract, Yeast Culture, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Trichoderma Longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation 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 | 6.0% | 6.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 32.0% | 35.6% | TYPICAL |
Our read The label
Rich and calorie-dense, proven on paper only
42%
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How was it proven?
Formulated
Built on paper for all life stages except growth of puppies headed past 70 lb as adults. No feeding trial stands behind it.
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Is a cup a normal cup?
No, it's dense
451 kcal a cup, about 14% above the average dry food we list. Coming from a lighter food, scoop less or weight creeps up.
- Feed it to
- Active adults and small or medium-breed puppies that do well on beef and fish and need a calorie-dense bowl.
- Skip it for
- Large-breed puppies, fat-sensitive dogs or those with pancreatitis, dogs allergic to beef or fish, and owners avoiding legume-heavy recipes.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 lb | $23.09 | $5.77 | Discover NutriSource Pet Foods lowest of 4 stores |
| 12 lb | $50.59 | $4.22 | Only Natural Pet lowest of 3 stores |
| 26 lb | $81.06 | $3.12 | Runnings lowest of 5 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 (451 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 $3.12/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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