Raw Dog Food Calculator

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Body-weight percent: Enter the percentage specified by your feeding plan; the calculator multiplies weight by that percentage. No automatic percent is chosen.

Food calories: The energy density of the raw food, entered as kcal per lb or kcal per kg to match your selected weight unit.

Entered or implied feeding percent: Your supplied percentage in percent mode, or the calorie-based food amount divided by body weight in calorie mode.

Daily raw food: The estimated total amount to feed in one day.

Food per meal: The daily amount split by "Meals per day."

Weekly total: Seven days of food, useful for meal prep and shopping.

PMR 80/10/10: A common split of 80% muscle meat, 10% edible bone, and 10% organ.

BARF 70/10/10/10: A simple split of 70% muscle meat, 10% edible bone, 10% organ, and 10% plant or extra part.

Daily calories from feeding plan: The supplied daily food-energy amount; the calculator does not derive it from RER.

This tool converts an established feeding amount. It does not calculate a clinical maintenance requirement.

Use the body weight specified in your feeding plan. Selecting a target weight without a complete nutritional plan does not establish a suitable portion.

Mistake: Mixing up pounds and kilograms after choosing "Dog weight unit."
Fix: Make sure the number in "Dog weight" matches the selected unit, then check that "Daily raw food" looks reasonable for your dog.

Mistake: Typing package calories in the wrong unit for "Food calories."
Fix: Match "Food calories" to the selected weight unit so "Daily food from calories" uses kcal per lb when weight is in pounds or kcal per kg when weight is in kilograms.

Feeding percent override is required in percent mode. Do not guess it from an unsupported general rule; use the portion plan supplied for your dog.

Mistake: Setting "Meals per day" to 0 or forgetting that "Food per meal" is just the daily total divided evenly.
Fix: Enter 1 or more in "Meals per day," then use "Food per meal" as an equal split unless you plan uneven meals on purpose.

Mistake: Treating "Muscle meat part," "Edible bone part," and "Organ part" as proof the full diet is balanced.
Fix: Use "Raw meal breakdown" only as a portioning helper. The split shows parts of the total, not a complete nutrition review.

• These results are starting estimates, not a full diet formulation or a veterinary prescription.
• Puppy results need extra caution because growth feeding changes with age and body condition more than a simple adult-style rule.
• The calorie method depends on accurate "Food calories" from the package and the correct unit match of kcal per lb or kcal per kg.
• Weight-loss and growth plans need individual assessment; this converter does not select a target from body goal, life stage or activity.
• "Raw meal breakdown" only splits the total amount into parts. It does not confirm the diet is complete, balanced, or appropriate for every dog.
• Medical conditions, pregnancy, lactation, and very hard-working dogs can need feeding plans that differ a lot from these estimates.
• "Shopping list rounding" changes only "Weekly total" for buying convenience. It does not change "Daily raw food" or "Food per meal."

How the calculator estimates food

The percent path multiplies weight by your supplied percent. The calorie path divides your supplied daily food calories by package calorie density. Neither path invents a nutritional target.

Formulas

kg = lb x 0.45359237

daily food in kg = dog weight in kg x (feeding percent / 100)

daily_calories = supplied feeding-plan target (calorie mode only)

No automatic life-stage or activity multiplier is used.

daily food from calories = supplied daily food calories / label food calories

food per meal = daily total / meals per day

weekly total = daily total x 7

Starting percent rules used here

No starter percentage is selected automatically. Feeding percent override must contain the percentage from the feeding plan.

Puppy mode is labeled as a rough starting estimate only. It is separated from adult maintenance because growth feeding is more complex and usually needs closer follow-up.

Calorie factors used here

Calorie mode requires Daily calories from feeding plan. Life stage, Body goal and Activity level are inactive and hidden because they do not establish the supplied target.

Ratio split math

If you choose "PMR 80/10/10," the calculator multiplies the daily total by 0.80 for "Muscle meat part," 0.10 for "Edible bone part," and 0.10 for "Organ part." If you choose "BARF 70/10/10/10," it uses 0.70, 0.10, 0.10, and 0.10 for the plant or extra share.

Worked mini-example

Example conversion: an explicitly supplied 2.5% plan for a 50 lb dog gives 1.25 lb/day. This does not establish that 2.5% is appropriate.

daily raw food = 50 lb x 2.5% = 1.25 lb per day

food per meal with 2 meals = 1.25 / 2 = 0.625 lb per meal

weekly total = 1.25 x 7 = 8.75 lb per week

For a supplied daily food-energy target of 1,164 kcal and food labeled 1,000 kcal per lb, the portion is 1.164 lb/day. Compare this with 1.25 lb/day only as two entered scenarios; neither establishes that the diet is complete and balanced. Use a veterinary nutrition plan to establish the diet and portions.

Assumptions used

This tool assumes the feeding-plan inputs and food-label density are appropriate and correctly entered. It converts those inputs into portions; it does not certify a raw diet, infer an individual requirement or replace nutritional formulation.