Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Sweet Potato & Salmon Recipe Wet Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Sweet Potato & Salmon Recipe Wet Dog Food are Salmon Broth, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Whitefish, and Salmon. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 5.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Salmon Broth
The liquid produced by simmering salmon, used to add moisture and flavor.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Whitefish
The flesh of any of several lean white ocean fish, used fresh.
Salmon
The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Our read The ingredients
A genuine short list, with secondhand omegas
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Limited Ingredient
Limited ingredient omega fatty acid-rich fish protein
What it is Salmon broth, whitefish and salmon are the only named animal sources, set beside sweet potatoes, potatoes and potato protein. The added omegas come from canola oil and flaxseed, seventh and eighth.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Fish plus tubers is a real short list for a dog that reacts to chicken or beef. But no fish oil is added, and canola and flax supply ALA, which dogs convert poorly to EPA and DHA.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Sweet potatoes and potatoes sit second and third, ahead of whitefish and salmon, and potato protein follows. Much of this pâté is tuber.
- 2 Sweet Potatoes
- 3 Potatoes
- 4 Whitefish
- 5 Salmon
- 6 Potato Protein
- 12 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 1,080 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 5.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 4.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 78.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 5.5%
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Salmon Broth, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Whitefish, Salmon, Potato Protein, Canola Oil, Ground Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Agar-Agar, Potassium Chloride, Salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Potassium Iodide), Taurine, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Choline Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Carbonate
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 5.0% | 22.7% | LOW |
| FAT | 4.0% | 18.2% | n/a |
| FIBER | 1.5% | 6.8% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 5.5% | 43.2% | HIGH |
Our read The label
Moderate protein, with fat doing the heavy lifting
48%
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Is it a high-protein food?
No
22.7% protein on a dry basis, about half the 42.1% average for the wet foods we list. Potatoes take up the space.
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Is it fish only?
Almost
Salmon broth, whitefish and salmon are the only named animals. Natural flavor doesn't name its source, so clear it with your vet before an elimination trial.
- Feed it to
- Adults that react to chicken or beef, and owners who want a short fish and potato recipe.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to fish, dogs on a low-fat diet or with pancreatitis, and owners after high protein.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,080 kcal per kg, 399 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
2 FDA Recalls On Record
Correction to date codes in May 4 2012 Natural Balance recall Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Certain dry dog and cat foods made at Diamond Gaston, SC plant Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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