What the frog legs label prints, and what it skips

Freeze dried frog legs guaranteed analysis, from our package label: crude protein at least 53%, crude fat at least 7%, crude fiber at most 8%, moisture at most 12%, and 3,029 kcal ME per kg, about 85.9 kcal per ounce. Each line is a floor or a ceiling. The legs are bone-in, though the label itself does not say so.

What is printed on the frog legs label?

The package label carries four percentage lines and one energy line. The product listing carries the same five, labeled as package text, so nothing below is our own estimate.

• Crude protein (min): 53%
• Crude fat (min): 7%
• Crude fiber (max): 8%
• Moisture (max): 12%
• Metabolizable energy: 3,029 kcal ME/kg (approximately 85.9 kcal/oz)

The ingredient is frog legs and nothing else. Every piece is an actual leg, the listing points out, so no two share a shape or a texture. The numbers for the whole bag sit on the frog legs for dogs page too, in a single line, and this guide takes each one apart.

What do the words minimum and maximum promise?

Minimum is a promise from below. The bag will not fall under 53% protein or 7% fat, and it may well come in higher. Maximum is a promise from above. The bag will not go past 8% fiber or 12% moisture, and it may come in lower.

Neither is a measurement of the exact bag in your hand. Think of the posted limit on a road sign: it tells you the edge of the range, not your speed right now.

We leave the lab side alone. Reading a floor and a ceiling does not take a chemistry lesson.

How does the frog legs energy line read?

The label prints two figures for the same energy: 3,029 kcal ME/kg, and approximately 85.9 kcal/oz. The first is per kilogram, the second per ounce. ME is the label's abbreviation for metabolizable energy.

We give you both as printed and convert nothing. There is no figure per leg on the label, and the legs differ in shape from piece to piece, so we will not make one up.

On the dog side, VCA Hospitals (opened 2026-10-16) keeps treats near 10 percent of a day's calories and advises adding new foods one at a time.

Where do frog legs sit among our seven labels?

Set against the other six bags, three printed facts stand out. We are only reading numbers here, not ranking bags.

• The 53% protein floor is the second lowest of our seven labels. Only the quail eggs, at 31%, sit lower.
• The 7% fat floor is the second highest. Only the quail eggs, at 26%, sit higher.
• At 85.9 kcal per ounce, frog legs come second to the quail eggs, which print 115.9. The mussels follow close behind at 85.7.

The label gives no reason for any of these, and we do not supply one. If you would like to sort all seven bags by what each one is rather than by its numbers, our guide on which exotic dog treat to try first does that.

What can the frog legs label not tell you?

A fair amount. None of the following is on the label, and where Sniff and Shift has answered, we say so.

• Bone. The label does not say, but we can: the legs are bone-in.
• Raw or cooked. The label does not print it. The answer is freeze-dried raw.
• A per leg figure. Size and shape vary, and no number is printed per piece.
• A species or a source. No frog species is named.
• An open-bag time. The only date is the best-by date printed on the bag, set one year from production. For an opened bag we suggest 30 days, which is our guidance rather than label text.
• An ingredient warning line. The label prints none. Frog is an amphibian, not shellfish.

Treats are an add-on, not a full meal. Check with your veterinarian before a new protein joins a diet the vet has planned. More guides are listed in the guides hub.