Four lines and two energy figures on our shrimp

Freeze dried shrimp guaranteed analysis, as our package label prints it: crude protein at least 71%, crude fat at least 3%, crude fiber at most 8%, moisture at most 10%, and 2,831 kcal ME per kg, about 80.2 kcal per ounce. The 71% floor is the highest protein line on any of our seven labels. One ingredient: whole raw shrimp.

What does the shrimp label list, line by line?

Four percentage lines and an energy line, in this order. They appear on the product listing as package text, unchanged.

• Crude protein (min): 71%
• Crude fat (min): 3%
• Crude fiber (max): 8%
• Moisture (max): 10%
• Metabolizable energy: 2,831 kcal ME/kg (approximately 80.2 kcal/oz)

That is the whole analysis. The ingredient list is shorter still: shrimp, freeze dried, with no seasoning. The listing adds that you get the entire shrimp in each piece, with nothing else in the bag beside it. A pantry bag of dried shrimp carries its own label with its own rules, and our guide on can dogs eat dried shrimp sets the two side by side.

What does a floor or a ceiling mean on a treat label?

Put the words "min" and "max" in front of a number and you have drawn a fence. A min says the shrimp bag holds 71% protein or more, never less. A max says it holds 8% fiber or less, never more.

That makes every line here a boundary, and none of them an exact reading for the bag you opened. If you want one habit from this page, it is to read the "min" lines as the lowest possible and the "max" lines as the highest possible.

No crude definitions today. The fence is enough to read the label.

Which of our labels carries the highest protein line?

The shrimp label does. It prints 71% as the minimum. Our octopus label prints 70%, and our scallops label prints 68%. Those are three printed numbers from three package labels, and the gap between them is a label fact.

A higher floor is not a reason to choose one bag, and we are not making that argument. Whether a particular treat suits a particular dog is a question for your veterinarian, who knows the dog.

How should you read the shrimp energy figure?

The label prints two figures for the one energy number: 2,831 kcal ME/kg, and approximately 80.2 kcal/oz. The first is per kilogram and the second is per ounce. ME is shorthand for metabolizable energy.

Place 80.2 against the rest of our seven labels and it lands in the middle. The scallops print 76.2, which is below it, and the mussels print 85.7, which is above it. We do no conversion and give no number per shrimp, because the label has none.

The figure is for reading, not for building a feeding chart. VCA Hospitals (opened 2026-10-16) gives about 10 percent of a dog's calories in a day as the treat portion, and your veterinarian can make that specific.

What is not on the shrimp label?

The label is a short document, and it leaves out most of what a buyer wonders about.

• A per shrimp figure. None is printed.
• A shelf stable line. The shrimp listing does not use those words. Its only storage advice is to close an opened bag and keep it somewhere cool and dry.
• A time for an open bag. Only the best-by date is printed; once opened, our own suggestion is 30 days.
• A warning line about ingredients. The label prints none, although shrimp is a crustacean and counts as shellfish.
• Handling. The analysis does not mention that the shrimp is raw. That sits in the listing, which says to wash your hands after handling it.

Treats of any kind are an extra, not a full meal, and the listing says the bag is not meant as a complete diet. Browse the rest of our reading in the guides hub, or see the product itself on the shrimp for dogs page.