The one supplement a homemade adult dog food needs to be complete. Add it to the foods you cook with and the Bowl Builder confirms every AAFCO Healthy Adult target, with NRC where AAFCO has none.
Meat gives protein and phosphorus. Rice and vegetables give energy and fibre. Between them they leave calcium, iodine, zinc, copper, vitamin D, vitamin E and most B vitamins short. VMsure fills exactly those gaps, with taurine, choline and L-carnitine alongside.
Not an omega-3 source. Pair it with fish oil, 18 EPA : 12 DHA, and an omega-6 oil such as sunflower.
Typical range for a healthy adult dog, before you refine it in the builder. The Bowl Builder sets the exact dose for your recipe, because the foods you choose change what VMsure needs to cover.
| Adult dog | About | VMsure per day |
|---|---|---|
| 10 lb (4.5 kg) | 350 kcal | 3.5–7 g |
| 20 lb (9 kg) | 590 kcal | 6–12 g |
| 30 lb (13.6 kg) | 790 kcal | 8–16 g |
| 45 lb (20 kg) | 1,070 kcal | 11–21 g |
| 60 lb (27 kg) | 1,330 kcal | 13–27 g |
| 80 lb (36 kg) | 1,660 kcal | 17–33 g |
| 100 lb (45 kg) | 1,960 kcal | 20–39 g |
Calories use resting energy (70 × kg0.75) × 1.6 for a typical adult. Dose is 10–20 g per 1,000 kcal. Weigh it on a kitchen scale and stir it in after the food has cooled; heat damages vitamins.
Per 100 g, from the production formula (KC1277D). Label values will be confirmed on the pack.
| Calcium | 12.3 g |
| Phosphorus | 4.3 g |
| Potassium | 1.3 g |
| Sodium | 2.1 g |
| Magnesium | 71 mg |
| Iron | 146 mg |
| Zinc | 180 mg |
| Copper | 15 mg |
| Manganese | 14 mg |
| Selenium | 340 µg |
| Iodine | 3.2 mg |
| Vitamin A | 53,000 IU |
| Vitamin D3 | 2,100 IU |
| Vitamin E | 998 IU |
| Vitamin K1 | 3.6 mg |
| Thiamin (B1) | 52 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 15 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | 150 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 30 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 8.9 mg |
| Folic acid | 5.9 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 70 µg |
| Biotin | 0.5 mg |
| Choline | 1,300 mg |
| Taurine | 3.9 g |
| L-carnitine | 0.6 g |
| Inulin (prebiotic fibre) | 0.9 g |
| Energy | 186 kcal |
Carrier: miscanthus grass fibre. Minerals as dicalcium phosphate, eggshell calcium, sea salt, potassium chloride and proteinated zinc, iron, copper and manganese. Selenium from yeast. Preserved with natural tocopherols.
Open the Bowl Builder, enter your dog and a few foods, and the report card shows every nutrient per 1,000 kcal against its minimum, with the VMsure dose that gets it there. The Recipe Checker does the same for a recipe you already cook, and says how many more grams of VMsure close each gap.