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Continue to Canada siteFeed your sensitive sidekick the grain-free nutrition she needs with the scrumptious flavor she loves! Lotus Wholesome Duck & Sweet Potato Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food is oven-baked kibble that combines real duck and recognizable fruits and vegetables like peas, apple, blueberries, pumpkin and more! The beneficial blend of olive and salmon oils provides your pup with healthy omega fatty acids, while vitamins, antioxidants and nutrients help support her overall health. Plus, this kibble tastes just like an oven-baked duck cookie that your canine companion won’t be able to resist!
Item Number | 82251 |
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Weight | 10 pounds |
Season | N/A |
Shop Conscious | Non-GMO |
Lifestage | Adult |
Breed Size | Small Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All Breeds |
Food Form | Dry Food |
Special Diet | Grain-Free, Limited Ingredient Diet, No Corn No Wheat No Soy, Chicken-Free, Non-GMO, Premium |
Duck, Duck Meal, Peas, Cassava Flour, Potatoes, Herring Meal, Pea Fiber, Dried Egg Product, Brewers Dried Yeast, Sweet Potatoes, Ground Flaxseed, Duck Fat (Preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Potassium Chloride, Salmon Oil, Olive Oil, Carrot, Apple, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Calcium Propionate, Salt, Vitamin E Supplement, Blueberries, Pumpkin, Spinach, Dried Kelp, Garlic, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Protein, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Yucca Schidegera extract, Inulin, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Rosemary Extract.
Crude Protein | 30.0% min |
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Crude Fat | 12.0% min |
Crude Fiber | 5.0% max |
Moisture | 10.0% max |
Vitamin E | 100 IU/kg min |
Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 0.6% min |
Omega-6 Fatty Acids | 1.7% min |
Ascorbic Acid | 250 mg/kg |
Ash | 7.5% |
Weight | Adult Daily Feeding (cup) |
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5 lbs | 1/2 |
15 lbs | 1 1/2 |
30 lbs | 2 1/4 |
50 lbs | 3 1/2 |
70 lbs | 4 1/2 |
95 lbs | 5 1/2 |
120 lbs | 6 1/2 |
+25 lbs | 1/2 |
When transitioning to a new pet food, do so slowly over a period of about 7-10 days, mixing an increasing amount of new food with old food each day: Start with 75% old food mixed with 25% new food for approximately three days. Then mix 50% old with 50% new for approximately three days.
Because we bake our dog and cat foods, we are able to use up to twice as much fresh meat as extruded pet foods. Then there’s better palatability - in 1 third - party study, Lotus Wholesome Duck Recipe fed 11/2 times better as a first choice against the leading specialty dry duck formulas for dogs. And we do it all without any added flavors or sprayed on fats (Feel the difference - Lotus is not greasy like most extruded foods).Baked foods are cooked at 1 atmospheric pressure slowly cooking and browning each piece of Lotus. Extruders cook food at 2 - 3 times atmospheric pressure using steam. Extruded kibble gets its puffy appearance from being cooked at such high pressure, then being released back into normal atmospheric pressure after cooking. This is cooking from the inside out (think microwave).Oven - baked Lotus retains 100% of its vitamins. Extruded dog and cat foods typically lose an average of 40% of their vitamins. This means that all of Lotus’ fresh fruits and vegetables still provide all of those wonderful antioxidants to keep your best friend’s cells healthy. Lotus even retained 100% of its proteins compared to extruded foods that typically lose 20% during drying the drying process.Feed less! A bag of Lotus lasts 20% longer. This is because a cup of Lotus weighs only 4 oz and many extruded foods weigh an average of 6 ozSlow oven - baking takes about 3 times as long, but we think all the benefits are worth it.
Lotus dry foods are baked in real ovens, like the 1 you have at home. So, of course, there will be some browning from the oven. The Lotus kibbles come out shaped slightly different from each other—the same way homemade cookies are never perfectly round.
All ingredients are sourced in North America (USA and Canada). There are 3 exceptions on our ingredient lists: New Zealand Green Mussel, Deboned Lamb and Lamb Meal - all these great ingredients come from New Zealand.
Our oven - baked foods are made in small batches in a family owned and operated Canadian bakery. all of our canned foods are made in small batches in our very own micro - cannery in California.
We use whole grains because of the many nutritional benefits they provide. For example, brown rice provides vitamin E to help maintain healthy cells. Brown rice also supplies insoluble fiber which becomes food for the good bacteria in your pet’s large intestine.In fact, our brown rice is actually more expensive than chicken meal because it’s the same brown rice you’d cook at home. Although chicken meal is a nutritious ingredient, it’s not used in the household kitchen.Rye is another whole grain, but this 1 has the highest concentration of lignans, antioxidant like compounds that help keep cells healthy.Barley and oatmeal are a great source of B vitamins, as well as insoluble fiber, which can help feed good bacteria in the large intestine.
We selected 3 special oils for our dog food, each with their own amazing benefits. We chose soy oil because it is a good source of omega - 6 and omega - 3 fatty acids in the form of Alpha Linolenic Acid. We chose olive oil because it’s a rich source linoleic acid (omega - 6). And we added salmon oil because it’s rich in 2 omega - 3 fatty acids - DHA and EPA. DHA has been shown to improve learning in puppies whose mothers were fed a diet containing DHA. All Lotus cat recipes contain chicken fat as well because cats have an increased need for fat, as compared to dogs.
Lotus only purchases proteins that are specified by the manufacturer to be preserved with vitamin E, citric acid, and rosemary. This means all our fish, fish meal, chicken, chicken meal, lamb, lamb meal, duck, and duck meal are all naturally preserved. We do this even though we could claim our food is natural by just adding a natural preservative to the food and not worrying about how our proteins are preserved. We feel it’s necessary to go the extra mile and commit to never buying proteins that are preserved with things like Ethoxyquin, BHT, or BHA even though they are cheaper.
No, the soy oil is 1 of the oils in Lotus that supplies both linoleic acid (an omega 6 fatty acid) and alpha linolenic acid(an omega 3 fatty acid). It is not a protein like soybean meal which is often used as an inexpensive source of protein in some foods. Allergies are primarily caused by proteins, not fatty acids or oils. In fact, Lotus does not use any concentrated plant based proteins like soybean meal, potato protein, pea protein or rice protein concentrate, for that very reason.
Because dogs can produce taurine if they have all of the required amino acids. Lotus lamb supplies these amino acids with lamb meat, Pollock and lamb meal as protein sources and not just lamb meal. Lamb meal tends to be higher in ash (bone) and collagen than lamb meat and doesn’t have as much usable protein. Also, Lotus does not use ingredients like rice bran which is often combined with lamb meal which is often the only protein source in other dog foods. When a dog is fed this type of diet, he/she may not get all of the required amino acids to produce taurine, so those dog foods add taurine. A deficiency in taurine can lead to heart issues.
All of the Lotus packaging artwork is done by Bay Area artist Nicholas Wilton. The natural, organic shapes and textures represented in Wilton’s work reflect the organic, holistic nature of Lotus foods. That’s why we chose Wilton to illustrate the images that our art director, Betsy Nathane designed. Wilton’s work can be found at nicholaswiltonpaintings.com
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Price Per Unit | $6.58/lbChewy Price | $6.58/lbChewy Price | $7.00/lbChewy Price | $6.46/lbChewy Price | $3.84/lbChewy Price |
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Top Ingredients | Duck, Duck Meal, Peas... | Duck, Duck Meal, Peas... | Lamb, Chickpeas, Peas... | Turkey, Turkey Liver, Dried Peas... | Duck meal, oatmeal, whole brown rice... |
Health Feature | Digestive Health, Vitamins & Minerals | Digestive Health, Vitamins & Minerals | Digestive Health, Vitamins & Minerals | Digestive Health, Vitamins & Minerals | Sensitive Skin, Skin & Coat Health |
Special Diet | Grain-Free, Limited Ingredient Diet, No Corn No Wheat No Soy... | Grain-Free, Non-GMO, Chicken-Free, Premium | Grain-Free, Non-GMO, Chicken-Free, Premium | Grain-Free, Limited Ingredient Diet, No Corn No Wheat No Soy... | No Corn No Wheat No Soy, Sensitive Digestion, Premium |
Breed Size | Small Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All Breeds | Extra Small Breeds, Small Breeds | Small Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All Breeds | Small Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All Breeds | Small Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All Breeds |
Food Flavor | Poultry, Duck | Poultry, Duck | Poultry, Meat, Turkey, Lamb | Poultry, Turkey | Duck |
Lifestage | Adult | Adult | Adult | Adult | Adult |
Food Form | Dry Food | Dry Food | Dry Food | Dry Food | Dry Food |
My friend and veterinarian recommended I try this food,cus it's baked.I love the change in my pitty.I use this and the chicken flavor mixed together. No more "bumps" that pittys can get from their food.I buy 3 different flavors but my pitbull looks amazing. I fully recommend this food.
I fed my dog Lucy a blue tic beagle for years on this. No fillers and baked not fried, she went on to live for 19 human years!! Never had an ounce of problem never to vet only for shots! My two loves a GSP and Cavachon both eat this love it and I hope lives as long. This is why I was upset to be told they don’t carry the big bag anymore!
I have heard many positive feedback regarding this brand, but the type I wanted to order was not available so I ordered something similar. My dog does not like this type of food, (I definitely think it’s healthier compared to the brands I used to get him cause it’s more expensive) but he just not like them! He would leave the food in his bowl for whole day without eating it and I had to feed him some treats so he wouldn’t starve himself. Will have to try another brand in the future.
I have gone through what seems like every dog food brand to find something my dog won’t turn his nose up to, and I finally found this recipe. He absolutely loves it.
I like the fact that they have small bites for adult dogs. My dogs really like this flavor.
Buck was eating another brand that was Angus Beef and it was discontinued. I switched him to Venison and Bison and he had an allergic reaction. His vet suggested Turkey or Duck so I purchased this brand. He seems to be tolerating it well and we have cleared up his rash with treatment. Time will tell if the rash returns. For a rescued ranch dog, he is the pickiest eater ever. If you dropped a piece of steak on the floor he would turn up his nose. Has to sniff anything going into his mouth for at least 15 seconds.
Definitely better than having to go to a store. Very fast and convenient
Fussy eater loves it. Baked, not extruded, and worth it. Allergies almost gone.
My Malinois was on the puppy food (only one choice for puppies) and was not a big eater. Rarely ate as soon as the food was out. Since going with the adult duck he eats as soon as I feed him. He loves it and his number 2's are much firmer. Highly recommend this, the puppy food not so much.
This is the only dog food my dog will eat; he loves it.