Nutro Kitchen Classics Adult Wet Dog Food Grass Fed Lamb & Brown Rice Dinner And Slow Cooked Chicken, Rice & Oatmeal Dinner Review

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Quick Analysis

Ingredients:

Nutrition:

Potential Allergens: beef and eggs

Est. Calories: 99 cal/100g

Price: $

Overall, Nutro Kitchen Classics Adult Wet Dog Food Grass Fed Lamb & Brown Rice Dinner And Slow Cooked Chicken, Rice & Oatmeal Dinner is a below average dog food, earning 5 out of a possible 10 paws based on its nutritional analysis and ingredient list.


Ingredient Analysis

When evaluating a dog food, the first five ingredients can tell you a lot about the quality of a product as they make up the bulk of the product. Ideally, you're looking for quality protein sources with a minimum of cheap starches, fillers or by-products. Continuing down the ingredient list, look for ingredients that resemble real food with a minimal number of unpronounceable chemicals - the same as you would for human food.

Nutro Kitchen Classics Adult Wet Dog Food Grass Fed Lamb & Brown Rice Dinner And Slow Cooked Chicken, Rice & Oatmeal Dinner includes the following:

Quality Ingredients

  • chicken
  • chicken liver
  • beef liver

Questionable Ingredients

  • rice & oatmeal dinner chicken broth
  • ground rice
  • guar gum
  • carrageenan
  • rice protein

Potential Allergens

  • beef liver
  • dried egg product

Note - a bolded ingredient in the above tables indicates it is one of the first five ingredients listed by the product manufacturer.

Although not the first product listed (which is the most plentiful), Nutro Kitchen Classics Adult Wet Dog Food Grass Fed Lamb & Brown Rice Dinner And Slow Cooked Chicken, Rice & Oatmeal Dinner does contain with its top ingredients chicken, chicken liver and beef liver which are considered quality protein sources.

Additionally, Nutro Kitchen Classics Adult Wet Dog Food Grass Fed Lamb & Brown Rice Dinner And Slow Cooked Chicken, Rice & Oatmeal Dinner also contains as top ingredients rice & oatmeal dinner chicken broth. These types of ingredients are typically used as bulk-adding fillers and are not required in your dog's diet.

Please also be aware that this product contains guar gum and carrageenan, which are additives that some experts claim may be possible contributors to certain medical conditions in dogs.

Allergen alert: This product contains beef liver and dried egg product which may be problematic for dogs who suffer from beef or eggs food allergies.



Nutritional Analysis*

Compared to the other 1160 dog foods in our database, Nutro Kitchen Classics Adult Wet Dog Food Grass Fed Lamb & Brown Rice Dinner And Slow Cooked Chicken, Rice & Oatmeal Dinner has:

  • an average amount of protein
  • an average amount of carbohydrates
  • more fat than average
  • less fiber than average
In general, dogs have been shown to do better with a higher protein, medium fat, lower carb diet with sufficient moisture. However, specialty diets as recommended by your veterinarian may prioritize a different nutritional breakdown.

Calorie Breakdown

Using the calculations provided by the AAFCO, Nutro Kitchen Classics Adult Wet Dog Food Grass Fed Lamb & Brown Rice Dinner And Slow Cooked Chicken, Rice & Oatmeal Dinner has approximately 99 calories per 100g (28 calories/ounce), which is an average amount of calories compared to the average of the other wet dog foods in the DogFoodDB.


All the product information on this page is based on data collected from the manufacturer's product website as retrieved on April 23, 2017.


Ingredients

Ingredients as published by the dog food manufacturer:

SLOW COOKED CHICKEN, RICE & OATMEAL DINNER Chicken Broth, Chicken, Chicken Liver, Beef Liver, Ground Rice, Whole Grain Oatmeal, Dried Egg Product, Guar Gum, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols), Brewers Dried Yeast, Potassium Chloride, Carrageenan, Calcium Carbonate, Ferrous Sulfate, Choline Chloride, Zinc Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Rice Protein, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Potassium Iodine, Biotin, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2)


Guaranteed Analysis

Nutritional information as published by the dog food manufacturer.*

Protein: (min)
8.5%
Fat: (min)
5.0%
Fiber: (max)
1.0%
Carbs: (est)
7.5%
Ash: (est)
0.0%
Moisture: (max)
78.0%

Dry Matter Analysis

The manufacturer's published guaranteed analysis values normalized for moisture content.

Protein: (min)
39%
Fat: (min)
23%
Fiber: (max)
5%
Carbs: (est)
34%
Ash: (est)
0%
Calories: (est)
99/100g

*Note that some nutritional percentages reported are only estimated values, and are indicated as such as (est). Each dog food manufacturer is required by law to publish a Guaranteed Analysis, which defines each product's maximum values of fiber, moisture and ash in addition to the minimum values of protein and fat contained within. Exact nutritional percentages are not available and hence all calculated values (including carbohydrate percentages and calorie amounts) are determined using these minimum and maximum published values and therefore may differ from actual values.


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