NutriSource Small & Medium Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of NutriSource Small & Medium Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food are Chicken Meal, Chicken, Brown Rice, Chicken Fat, and Menhaden Fishmeal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 26.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Chicken Fat
Fat rendered from chicken tissue, used as an energy source and to make the food more appealing.
Menhaden Fishmeal
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 4,151 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 32.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 21.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 26.0%
514 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
chicken meal, chicken, brown rice, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols and citric acid), menhaden fishmeal, oatmeal, barley, flax seed, dried plain beet pulp, dried yeast, natural chicken flavor, dried tomato pomace, potassium chloride, DL methionine, 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., choline chloride, minerals (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, selenium yeast, copper proteinate, magnesium proteinate, manganese proteinate, ethylenediamine dihydroiodide), brewers dried yeast, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, vitamin A supplement, riboflavin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, biotin, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid), calcium carbonate, hydrolyzed yeast, lactic acid, taurine, 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, 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 | 32.0% | 35.6% | HIGH |
| FAT | 21.0% | 23.3% | n/a |
| FIBER | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 26.0% | 28.9% | LOW |
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 lb | $12.00 | $8.00 | Amazon |
| 4 lb | $19.99 | $5.00 | All The Best Pet Care - Main lowest of 8 stores |
| 12 lb | $39.99 | $3.33 | Theisen's lowest of 5 stores |
| 26 lb | $61.99 | $2.38 | Grange Co-op 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 (514 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.
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