AvoDerm Original is a small kibble line built around a single animal meal as the first ingredient, followed by ground brown rice, ground white rice and oatmeal. Both recipes contain grain and fish, and neither contains peas, lentils or potato. Both are sold for adult dogs of all breed sizes and list 360 kcal per cup.
The two recipes vary little. Protein runs from 21% to 23% as fed, fat from 11% to 13%, and estimated starch from 44% to 47%. Chicken Meal leads one recipe and Lamb Meal leads the other. Against the 1,834 kibbles in our catalog, which average 26.9% protein, 37.4% starch and 395 kcal per cup, this line sits lower in protein, higher in starch and lower in calories per cup.
The trade-off is a rice and oat based formula with less protein than most kibble. Owners who want a grain-inclusive food without legumes may value that, while owners looking for higher protein will find little choice here. The lamb recipe also uses chicken fat, which matters for owners who avoid chicken.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe | 23% | 13% | 44% | 360 | Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Ground White Rice |
| Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe | 21% | 11% | 47% | 360 | Lamb Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Ground White Rice |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Starch is our estimate, since no bag prints it. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
23% protein · 13% fat · 44% starch · 360 kcal/cup · Adult
Chicken Meal leads this recipe, which has the higher protein and fat in the line at 23% and 13%, plus the lower estimated starch at 44%. It suits adult dogs of any size whose owners want the line's highest protein figure and are fine with chicken and fish.
Full review of Adult Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe21% protein · 11% fat · 47% starch · 360 kcal/cup · Adult
Lamb Meal leads this recipe, which has the line's lower protein and fat at 21% and 11%, the higher estimated starch at 47% and the higher fiber at 5%. It suits adult dogs whose owners want lamb as the lead meat but do not need to avoid chicken fat.
Full review of Lamb Meal & Brown Rice RecipeNo. Both the Adult Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe and the Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe list ground brown rice, ground white rice and oatmeal among their first ingredients. Neither contains peas, lentils or potato.
The Adult Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe has the most protein at 23%, compared with 21% for the Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe. It also has the lower estimated starch, at 44% versus 47%.
Yes. The Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe lists chicken fat among its first five ingredients, and it also contains fish.
Protein runs lower than the average kibble we review (24.5% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is higher than average, at 46% of the food as fed.
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
0% of recipes are grain-free.
this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,215 foods we review
Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out
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