Iams Adult Dog Food Feeding Chart

1.3k 1,327 people have viewed this product in the last month Overview Nutrition Pricing Company Similar foods Comments Update With Fresh Chicken With Lamb Iams For Vitality Adult Small and Medium Breed Type of food Dry extruded complete Dog types Pet dogs Breed sizes ✔ Suitable for toy breed dogs Adult weight 1-4kg. e.g. Chihuahua, Pomeranian, Yorkshire Terrier ✔ Suitable for small breed dogs Adult weight 4-10kg. e.g. Beagle, Dachshund, Jack Russell ✔ Suitable for medium breed dogs Adult weight 10-25kg. e.g. Border Collie, Staffie, Springer, Vizsla ✘ NOT suitable for large breed dogs Adult weight 25-45kg. e.g. Boxer, Labrador, Greyhound ✘ NOT suitable for giant breed dogs Adult weight 45kg+ e.g. Bernese, Great Dane, Mastiff Dog ages From 12 months to old age Pack sizes 800g, 2kg, 5kg & 12kg bags RRP 12kg bags = £30.99 ADD TO COMPARE At a glance Natural: Free from added artificial preservatives, antioxidants, colourings, flavourings or other controversial synthetic ingredients Not high in meat: Contains less than 30% meat ingredients (on a dry matter basis) or meat percentage is unspecified Not hypoallergenic: Contains wheat, maize, dairy products, soya products and/or artificial additives or has an ingredient list that is too unclear to rule out their presence Not clearly labelled: It is difficult to tell exactly what is in this food due to a lack of labelling clarity. Certified nutritionally complete: This food complies fully with the complete food nutrient tolerances as recommended by FEDIAF and/or AAFCO Shop for this food Nutrition Composition Mixing bowl: Dried Chicken & Turkey 30% (Including Chicken 18%), Maize, Maize Grits, Barley, Animal Fat, Fresh Chicken (4.8%), Sorghum, Dried Beet Pulp (2.9%), Chicken Gravy, Minerals (Including Sodium Hexametaphosphate 0.38%), Fructooligosaccharides (0.21%), Brewers' Dried Yeast. As fed (BETA): Why is this different from the ingredients list? Nutritional additives (per kg) Vitamin A 48931iu, Vitamin C 61mg, Vitamin D? 1824iu, Vitamin E 150mg. Trace Elements: Cupric Sulphate Pentahydrate (Copper) 13mg, Potassium Iodide (Iodine) 2.6mg, Ferrous Sulphate Monohydrate (Iron) 69mg, Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate (Manganese) 40mg, Zinc Oxide (Zinc) 115mg, Sodium Selenite (Selenium) 0.08mg. Typical Analysis Protein 26.0%, Fat 15.0%, Fibre 2.2%, Ash 6.7%, Moisture 8.0%, Calcium 1.50%, Phosphorus 1.20%, Omega3 0.20%, Omega6 2.70%. Dry weight nutrients Above average Average Below average * NFE carbohydrate level (i.e. not including fibre). Level estimated from available data. Pricing 12kg bags RRP £30.99 Grams per day 0g Cost per day £ Company See less ▲ more ▼ Manufacturer's product description " IAMS for Vitality small and medium breed adult dog food is 100% complete and balanced expert nutrition to help support your dog's 7 signs of healthy vitality. All of this packed into a tasty recipe with 82% animal protein (out of total protein) for your pet to enjoy every day. " Similar foods COMPARE Beta Adult Large Breed Per day £0.64 Rating 63 % COMPARE Salters Energy Per day £0.95 Rating 61 % COMPARE CSJ Command Performance 21 Per day £0.47 Rating 60 % COMPARE Trophy Lifestyle Chicken, Rice & Veg Per day £0.44 Rating 63 % COMPARE Skinner's Field & Trial Working 30 Per day £0.36 Rating 63 %

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This food is suitable for the following breed sizes:

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Mixing bowl composition

This is the ingredients list as printed on the packaging or manufacturer's website.

Think of the 'mixing bowl' composition like a recipe - all the ingredients you would need to put in a 'mixing bowl' in order to make the food.

Ingredients have to be listed in descending order of their weight so the higher it appears, the more there is.

Highlighted ingredients

Ingredients that we believe to be controversial or inferior are highlighted in yellow with particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredients in red.

Information in italics is not usually avaialble on the ingredients list but has been provided to us by the manufacturer to help with our ratings.

As fed composition

While the 'mixing bowl' composition is useful for knowing what went into the food, it doesn't always reflect what your dog is actually eating. This is because the processes that turn the ingredients into the finished pet food can significantly alter the relative weights of the ingredients.

For this reason we've calculated the approximate 'as fed' percentages for the main ingredient categories in the finished product.

Please note that these figures are very approximate. They are estimates based on the information provided by the manufacturer in the ingredients list so the clearer the terminology and the more percentages they provide, the more accurate our estimates will be. Wherever information is lacking, we always assume the worst.

Ingredient categories

◉ Meat ingredients: includes all meat and fish ingredients except isolated fats/oils.

◉Added oils and fats: includes all isolated oil and fat ingredients.

◉ Carb-rich ingredients: includes all ingredients derived from grains, pseudo-grains, potatoes and other starchy root vegetables, sweet potato and legumes (except whole peas which are categorised under fruit and veg) except for isolated protein and extracted oils. Also includes fibre supplements.

◉ Fruit and veg: includes all whole vegetables and fruits.

◉ Other: all other ingredients. Mostly made up by nutritional supplements and additives.

For more information on any ingredient, please take a look at our Dog Food Ingredient Glossary

The dry matter level of a nutrient is the percentage there would be in the food if all of the water was removed.

With water taken out of the equation, these figures allow the nutrient levels of foods of different types (like wet and dry) to be compared on an even playing field.

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The price per day of feeding this food based on feeding the manufacturer's recommended daily amount from 12kg bags bought at their rrp to a dog of:

Note: All suggested feeding amounts and costs are only approximate and may vary considerably from dog to dog. Be sure to contact the manufacturer if in any doubt.

61 out of 100  -  Good

Our unique product ratings are calculated based on a number of characteristics including the quality and quantity of the stated ingredients, certain nutritional and technological additives and the processing methods used to create the food. They are designed to indicate how beneficial we think a food is likely to be for the majority of dogs when fed on a daily basis for an extended period. Click here for more information

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A technological additive is any substance added to a pet food "for a technological purpose and which favourably affects the characteristics of feed".

The most common categories of technological additives include preservatives and antioxidants, gelling agents and thickeners and probiotics.

While the primary effects of technoloical additives are certainly 'favourable' (increased shelf life in the case of preservatives & antioxidants, better food texture and consistency in the case of gelling agents and thickeners etc.) some have been linked to health problems in pets and should be treated with caution.

Unfortunately, many technological additives do not have to be declared by the manufacturer so just because they do not appear on the label does not necessarily mean they are not in the food. If in doubt, ask the manufacturer directly exactly what technological additives their foods contain.

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