Amount of fat, protein, and carbohydrate based upon the ancestral diet
A stands for the amount of fat, protein, and carbohydrate based upon the ancestral diet of the dog. This means adding protein to most commercial and homemade foods.
Most dog foods–dry, canned, raw and homemade–contain less protein than our gold standard, the dog’s ancestral diet.
Percentage of calories from protein, fat, and carbohydrate, various foods
|
Protein % |
Fat % |
Carbohydrate % | |
|
Ancestral Diet |
49 |
44 |
6 |
|
Typical dry food |
25 |
32 |
43 |
|
High protein dry food |
37 |
43 |
20 |
|
Typical premium canned food |
29 |
50 |
21 |
|
95% meat canned food |
31 |
68 |
1 |
|
Typical commercial raw |
36 |
59 |
5 |
|
Typical homemade raw[1] |
36 |
59 |
5 |
|
See Spot Live Longer ™ Homemade Dinner Mixes with lean meat |
48 |
45 |
6 |
Learn how you can increase the protein your dog’s food
For dry food feeders
For homemade and raw food feeders
[1]Brown, Steve “A Macronutrient and Mineral Comparison of Three Popular Homemade Raw Food Diet Plans with NRC and Ancestral Diet Nutrient Profiles; and Suggestions on How to Enhance Nutritional Compliance with Both.” JAHVMA, January 2007. Vol 25, #4. pgs 9-16. Average of the three homemade diets.
