NutriSource Grain Free Large Breed Chicken & Pea Recipe is a grain-free kibble made with chicken as the first ingredient, alongside chicken meal and salmon meal for added protein variety. This large-breed-focused recipe includes pea ingredients and tapioca starch as carbohydrate sources, and it’s supplemented with taurine, L-carnitine, choline chloride and DL-methionine. It also includes NutriSource’s Good 4 Life system components (as described by the manufacturer) and a blend of fermentation products to support gut health. The manufacturer lists the calorie content (metabolizable energy, calculated) as 3,929 kcal/kg and 446 kcal per cup.
Key Benefits
- Chicken is the #1 ingredient
- Grain-free large breed recipe
- Supplemented with taurine, L-carnitine, choline chloride and DL-methionine
- Calorie content (ME, calculated): 3,929 kcal/kg; 446 kcal/cup
Ingredients
Listed in the order provided by the manufacturer.
Chicken, chicken meal, peas, pea flour, pea starch, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols and citric acid), natural chicken and turkey flavors, salmon meal, tapioca starch, flax seed, dried yeast, salt, salmon oil (preserved with tocopherols), potassium chloride, DL methionine, choline chloride, minerals (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, selenium yeast, copper proteinate, magnesium oxide, manganese proteinate, ethylenediamine dihydroiodide), brewers dried yeast, threonine, 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, 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, calcium carbonate, L-carnitine, rosemary extract.
Guaranteed Analysis
| Crude Protein (Min.) |
25.0% |
| Crude Fat (Min.) |
14.0% |
| Crude Fiber (Max.) |
6.0% |
| Moisture (Max.) |
10.0% |
| Methionine (Min.) |
0.35% |
| Eicosapentaenoic (EPA) + Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (Min.) |
0.05% |
| Iron (Min.) |
130 mg/kg |
| Copper (Min.) |
12.4 mg/kg |
| Manganese (Min.) |
8 mg/kg |
| Zinc (Min.) |
160 mg/kg |
| Selenium (Min.) |
0.35 mg/kg |
| Choline Chloride (Min.) |
1,800 mg/kg |
| Omega-6 Fatty Acids (Min.) |
2.3% |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Min.) |
0.2% |
| Taurine (Min.) |
0.08% |
| Glucosamine (Min.) |
750 mg/kg |
| Chondroitin Sulfate (Min.) |
1,400 mg/kg |
| L-Carnitine (Min.) |
40 mg/kg |
| Total Microorganisms (Min.) (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus acidophilus) |
100 million CFU/lb |
Calorie Content
Calorie Content – Metabolizable Energy (calculated): 3,929 kcals per kg; 446 kcals per cup.
Feeding Guidance
Life Stage: All life stages (including growth of large size dogs, 70 lbs. or more as an adult)
Feed according to your dog’s weight, age, and activity level, and adjust as needed. Divide daily amount into 2–3 feedings and provide clean, fresh water at all times. (Manufacturer notes: a standard 8 oz measuring cup holds approximately 4.1 oz / 115 g of this food.)
Product information provided by the manufacturer:
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