Instinct Raw Boost Adult Grain-Free Real Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food, 20-lb bag

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  • Made in the USA with quality ingredients from around the world.
  • Cage-free chicken is the first ingredient, so this food is packed with animal protein for strong, lean muscles.
  • It features freeze-dried raw, natural, protein-packed, and minimally processed bites of real chicken.
  • A probiotic boost, higher omega fatty acids, and more antioxidants than Instinct Original (sold separately) support your furbaby’s digestive, skin and coat, and immune health.
  • This food is made without grain, potato, corn, wheat, soy, byproduct meal, and artificial colors or preservatives.

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About Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Kibble for Dogs

Delicious, Boosted Raw Nutrition

Offer your dog a better kibble with Instinct® Raw Boost Kibble. Available in a variety of formulas, this all natural food combines grain-free, high-protein kibble + freeze-dried raw meat bites for a boost of nutrition and flavor.

Grain-Free Kibble

Instinct’s grain-free, raw-coated kibble recipes are crafted with at least 70% animal ingredients to provide your pup with high-quality protein. Nutritious oils are also included, along with 30% veggies, fruits and other wholesome ingredients.

Boosted Nutrition

PROTEIN PACKED

With responsibly sourced real meat as the first ingredient, these recipes are packed with animal protein for strong, lean muscles.

OMEGAS 3 AND 6

Naturally occurring omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids support skin and coat health.

ANTIOXIDANTS

Antioxidant-rich vegetables and fruits help support immune health.

PROBIOTICS

Guaranteed levels of live, natural probiotics are included to support your dog’s digestive health.

RAW COATING

Instinct crushes and tumbles their freeze-dried raw with their kibble, ensuring raw is on every piece!

MADE WITHOUT FILLERS

These recipes are made without grain, potato, corn, wheat, soy, by-product meal or artificial colors or preservatives.

The Benefits of Raw

Instinct believes that eating a diet rich in raw, unprocessed foods is just as good for our pets as it is for us. They make every meal with the understanding that real, less-processed, whole raw foods can have the power to transform lives.

Better Digestion

More Energy & Vitality

Weight Improvement

Improved Skin And Coat

Excitement At Mealtime

About Instinct

Instinct is on a mission to transform the lives of pets, and they believe that starts with the power of raw nutrition. For over 20 years, Instinct has been making delicious, wholesome pet food in their own kitchens in Lincoln, Nebraska. Their science-backed recipes incorporate raw into everything they do, whether it’s 100% raw frozen and freeze-dried meals, raw toppers or raw-boosted kibble. Using the highest quality and food safety standards, Instinct makes raw recipes you can trust.

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Questions & Answers

34 Customer Questions


What ingredients do you use that is from other countries including China?

Answer by ChewyJul 15, 2019
All poultry comes from the U.S. . The vegetables and fruits are from the U.S. and Europe. Grains and starches are sourced from the U.S., Canada, and Brazil - herbs and spices from North America and Europe. Vitamins and minerals are from North America, Europe, and Asia. Instinct takes every step to source non-China ingredients where they can. They do not source any meat, poultry or fish from China. The kibble diets may contain minor ingredients (vitamins, trace nutrients) sourced from China to ensure supply is guaranteed.

Does this product contain GMO ingredients?

Answer by ChewyApr 06, 2024
Instinct's raw recipes are made with non-GMO fruits and vegetables but cannot be classified as fully organic. To labeled as such, even the foods their proteins are fed must be certified organic, and they cannot 100% confirm each animal’s diet given the slight variances among suppliers.

Why does it say for all stages except large size puppies?

Answer by ChewyJul 10, 2019
Large breed puppies have really specific nutrients since they grow so fast compared to other puppies. When a recipe is not complete and balanced diet for large breeds puppies, it's usually due to the calcium and phosphorus content in the food. The Instinct by Nature's Variety Raw Boost Large Breed Puppy Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken Dry Dog Food is a great option for large breed puppies.

What are the levels of calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus in this food? Also the salt content?

Answer by ChewyAug 31, 2018
This food contains 2.30% Calcium, 0.13% Magnesium, 1.40% Phosphorus, and 0.40% Sodium.

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Digestibility

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Ingredient Quality

86% Positive

Nutritional Content

84% Positive

Palatability

75% Positive

493 Customer Reviews



Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Nicole on Dec 22, 2025

Works for my two labs

Arrived in three days. Nothing special about packaging as the bag is almost as big as the box chewy sent it in. My dogs do not have any allergies but I like this

Arrived in three days. Nothing special about packaging as the bag is almost as big as the box chewy sent it in. My dogs do not have any allergies but I like this brand. We switch between the chicken and the lamb one. No upset tummies. Did fresh human grade food for a few years but it just got too expensive with two big dogs on retirement income now. So we switched back to this. I do add fresh apples cut up or frozen blueberries on top occasionally to give it some extra nutrients.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Darren on Oct 2, 2025

What a great dog food.

I started feeding my three year-old German Shepherd, and I noticed that her fur was so soft even after 10 months of not having a bath. Herenergy level is through

I started feeding my three year-old German Shepherd, and I noticed that her fur was so soft even after 10 months of not having a bath. Herenergy level is through the roof. She wants to play so much. I asked my daughter who is a vet tech if this dog food is really good and she said absolutely. I will not feed my dog anything else.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Gregory on Oct 15, 2025

Amazing service

The order process is so easy and delivery is almost always a matter of a few days! Prices are easily as good as those in any of our pet stores too. There's just

The order process is so easy and delivery is almost always a matter of a few days! Prices are easily as good as those in any of our pet stores too. There's just no reason to shop anywhere else.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Alina on Oct 5, 2025

Healthy food

Lily likes it. She has a perfect stool and weight. If she doesn’t eat or is not very guilty put a little meat or egg and mix it with the kibble and she eats it

Lily likes it. She has a perfect stool and weight. If she doesn’t eat or is not very guilty put a little meat or egg and mix it with the kibble and she eats it all.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Suzanne on Nov 13, 2025

It’s healthy

Nala lives these kibbles with a little broth, pumpkin and cut up chicken or turkey.

Nala lives these kibbles with a little broth, pumpkin and cut up chicken or turkey.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Robert on Dec 1, 2025

Quality Food

My dog absolutely loves this food and the multiple choices for flavor.

My dog absolutely loves this food and the multiple choices for flavor.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By SUSANA on Jan 16, 2026

Instinct dog food

All natural. My senior dog enjoys every bit

All natural. My senior dog enjoys every bit


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Eric on Dec 5, 2025

Great product

This has put weight on my neo mastif.she has mega espionage

This has put weight on my neo mastif.she has mega espionage


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Paige on May 27, 2025

Rancid

My dogs have been eating this brand for years. Decided to make my life easier and set up auto-ship so i’d stop having to run to the store every couple weeks. One

My dogs have been eating this brand for years. Decided to make my life easier and set up auto-ship so i’d stop having to run to the store every couple weeks. One dog ate from this bag a couple days before the other and started having diarrhea pretty immediately. Two days later, fed them both from the same bag and now both are having diarrhea and one is throwing up. They haven’t eaten anything aside from this food. The expiration date is printed for April of next year, 2026. At the time of this review it is May 2025. I’m not sure if it was mislabeled or not stored properly, but I will be back to shopping local for dog food in the future.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Rebecca on Sep 28, 2025

Love chewys

Great price and convenience for me where I live in the middle of nowhere and it still gets to me fast!

Great price and convenience for me where I live in the middle of nowhere and it still gets to me fast!