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Formulation: pea/sweet-potato starch + vegetable glycerin, 16% moisture, shelf-stable 'solid chew'

US label (item 7241): pea starch, sweet potato starch, chicken, vegetable glycerine, cellulose fiber, fruit, rice flour, calcium carbonate, FOS, alfalfa; protein 2%, fat 0.5%, fiber 8%, ash 8%, moisture 16%; 149 kcal per ~45 g chew; 'Pup Ice is intended to be fed frozen. Although it can also be fed unfrozen.' No gelatin, konjac, guar or gum appears. The matrix is a glycerol-plasticized thermoplastic starch, the same chemistry as extruded starch chews (DreamBone/SmartBones class).