Lotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Sardine Recipe Dry Dog Food
The first five ingredients are Sardine, Herring, Dried Potatoes, Dried Peas, Dried Egg Product. 3 of them are a named animal protein. We put the starch at 45.0%, above the 38.51% average across the foods we hold.
Reasonable protein and a fairly typical starch load. Comfortably mid-range for a dry food.
How we got to 64
Five things, one hundred points, and the reason for every one. We would rather show our working than ask you to trust a number.
26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.
Estimated, 6% ash assumed.
Count of named animal proteins.
Matched against the flag list.
Manufacturer, not recipe.
The numbers, without the water
Percentages on a bag include the water in the food, so a wet food always looks lower than a dry one. Taking the water out puts any two foods on the same footing. This one is 90% dry matter.
That is 6.5 points above average, so proportionally more of the bag is starch.
Everything on the label
Printed exactly as the manufacturer lists it, heaviest ingredient first. A dog food needs very little salt, so the 27 ingredients listed after salt are present in even smaller amounts. That is the salt divider, and it is why we only weigh the top of the list.
Sardine, Herring, Dried Potatoes, Dried Peas, Dried Egg Product, Pea Protein, Pea Fiber, Cassava Flour, Catfish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols And Citric Acid), Ground Flaxseed, Dicalcium Phosphate, Brewers Dried Yeast, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Salmon Oil, Olive Oil, Carrots, Apples, 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., Calcium Propionate, Monosodium Phosphate, Garlic, Dried Kelp, Spinach, Pumpkin, Blueberries, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Inulin, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Rosemary Extract
What those first ingredients actually are
The top of the list is most of the food by weight, so it is worth knowing what each one is. Green marks a named animal protein.
Herring
The flesh of herring, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Dried Potatoes
Potatoes with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated grain-free carbohydrate.
Dried Peas
Peas with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated legume ingredient.
Dried Egg Product
Egg content dried and processed into a concentrated, stable ingredient.
How much of this to feed
A starting point, worked out from the resting energy formula vets use and this food's own calorie density. Every dog is different, so watch their weight and adjust. Your vet's advice beats a calculator.
How it compares
Same figures, same method, put next to another recipe from Lotus and the archive average.
| Metric | This recipe | Lotus Oven Baked Regular Bites… | Archive average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Score | 64 | 59 | -- |
| Protein, water out | 27.8% | 26.7% | -- |
| Starch, water out | 45.0% | 50.0% | 38.51% |
| Named in first five | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 | -- |
Recall history
Recalls are matched to the manufacturer, not this exact recipe. A recall on a different product still tells you something about the plant it came from.
We have not matched any FDA recall to Lotus. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes.
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