Ingredients in NutriSource Dog Food

NutriSource manufactures dry and canned varieties of pet food in the United States. Each variety is made with real chicken or lamb as the top ingredient and food also contains rice, barley and oatmeal. NutriSource foods do not contain animal by-products or whole corn. The pet food brand also lists Vitamin C, natural antioxidants and selenium among its ingredients.

  1. Adult Dog

    • The basic bag of NutriSource adult dry dog food is a chicken-and-rice blend. Chicken is the top ingredient, according to the manufacturer. The manufacturer guarantees it contains 26 percent protein and 16 percent fat. The top 10 ingredients after chicken in this formula are chicken meal, brown rice, barley, chicken fat, white rice, oatmeal, fish meal, beet pulp, natural flavors and flax seeds.

    Puppy

    • The dry NutriSouce small and medium puppy food also lists chicken as the No. 1 ingredient. It contains more protein and fat than the adult dog formula -- 32 percent and 21 percent -- and the manufacturer recommends this formula for puppies of breeds that will weigh less than 50 pounds at maturity. The top 10 ingredients in this formula are chicken meal, chicken, brown rice, white rice, fish meal, oatmeal, chicken fat, flax seeds, beet pulp and tomato pomace.

    Lamb Formula

    • NutriSource also offers a dog food option that is lamb-based, rather than chicken- based. The lamb meal and rice adult food uses New Zealand lamb meal and the top source of protein in the food, according to the manufacturer. The food contains 22 percent protein and 13 percent fat. The top 10 ingredients in this formula are lamb meal, white rice, brown rice, barley, oatmeal, beet pulp, fish meal, flax seeds, natural flavors and sunflower oil.

    Canned Food

    • NutriSource dog food also comes in canned varieties. The canned food comes in several flavors and contains natural ingredients. For example, the chicken, lamb and ocean fish flavor contains meat products as the top five ingredients: chicken, chicken broth, lamb, ocean fish and chicken liver. The next five ingredients are pearled barley, brown rice, whole dried egg, dicalcium phosphate and guar gum.