NutriSource Large Breed Puppy Recipe is a chicken-and-rice style, grain-inclusive kibble designed for growing large-breed puppies. The recipe features chicken as the first ingredient and includes added taurine, L-carnitine, choline chloride, and DL-methionine. It also includes prebiotics and probiotics (via fermentation products) and provides a metabolizable energy of 3,817 kcal/kg (390 kcal/cup, calculated).
Key Benefits
- Chicken is the #1 ingredient.
- Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for all life stages, including growth of large size dogs (70 lb. or more as an adult).
- Calorie Content (ME, calculated): 3,817 kcal/kg; 390 kcal/cup.
- Includes taurine and L-carnitine (listed in guaranteed analysis).
Ingredients
Listed in the order provided by the manufacturer.
Chicken, chicken meal, brown rice, barley, oatmeal, dried plain beet pulp, flax seed, natural chicken and turkey flavors, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols and citric acid), brewers dried yeast, menhaden fishmeal, potassium chloride, salt, sunflower oil, dried kelp meal, 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), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), lactic acid, 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.
Guaranteed Analysis
| Crude Protein (Min.) |
26.0% |
| Crude Fat (Min.) |
14.0% |
| Crude Fiber (Max.) |
6.0% |
| Moisture (Max.) |
10.0% |
| Methionine (Min.) |
0.5% |
| Eicosapentaenoic (EPA) + Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (Min.) |
0.05% |
| Calcium (Min.) |
1.2% |
| Phosphorus (Min.) |
1.0% |
| Iron (Min.) |
125 mg/kg |
| Copper (Min.) |
12.4 mg/kg |
| Manganese (Min.) |
15 mg/kg |
| Zinc (Min.) |
120 mg/kg |
| Selenium (Min.) |
0.35 mg/kg |
| Choline (Min.) |
1,600 mg/kg |
| Omega-6 Fatty Acids (Min.) |
2.3% |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Min.) |
0.5% |
| Taurine (Min.) |
0.1% |
| L-Carnitine (Min.) |
20 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): 3,817 kcals per kg, 390 kcals per cup
Feeding Guidance
Life Stage: All life stages (including growth of large size dogs 70 lb. or more as an adult)
Amount of food consumed will vary based on activity level, age, breed, and environment. Standard 8 oz. (250 cc) measuring cup holds approximately 3.6 oz (102 g) of NutriSource Large Breed Puppy Recipe. Divide daily amount into 2–3 feedings and provide clean, fresh water at all times.