Diamond Naturals Grain-Free Pasture-Raised Beef & Sweet Potato Formula Dry Dog Food
A grain-free dry recipe with beef and lamb meal followed by sweet potatoes, peas and lentils. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 41.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Lamb Meal
Lamb that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water removed.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Lentils
The dried edible seed of the lentil plant, used in grain-free recipes as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,580 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 14.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 41.0%
406 kcal per cup. This food is 90% dry matter. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Beef, lamb meal, sweet potatoes, peas, lentils, pea flour, canola oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), dried tomato pomace, fish meal, natural flavor, flaxseed, salmon oil (source of DHA), 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., DL-Methionine, choline chloride, taurine, dried chicory root, yucca schidigera extract, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product, dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, vitamin A supplement, biotin, niacin, calcium pantothenate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid
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 | 24.0% | 26.7% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 14.0% | 15.6% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 41.0% | 45.6% | HIGH |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
Against The Line
Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Diamond range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | CARE SENSITIVE SKIN | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 26.7% | 24.4% | 29.3% |
| CARB, DM | 46% | 51% | 43% |
| STARCH RATIO | 41.0% | 45.5% | 38.49% |
| KCAL / CUP | 406 | 358 | 400 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Diamond. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
Diamond Naturals Grain-Free Pasture-Raised Beef & Sweet Potato Formula Dry Dog Food
A grain-free dry recipe with beef and lamb meal followed by sweet potatoes, peas and lentils.
Declared nutrition
This recipe supplies 3,580 kcal per kilogram and 406 kcal per cup. Its guaranteed analysis declares at least 24% crude protein and 14% crude fat, with no more than 5% crude fiber and 10% moisture. DHA is guaranteed at a minimum of 0.05%.
Recipe details
Canola oil is preserved with mixed tocopherols. Fish meal and salmon oil also appear in the ingredient list.
The manufacturer identifies this as an all-life-stages recipe, including growth of large dogs. The facility also makes foods with other ingredients, so trace amounts may be present.
Complete guaranteed analysis
As-fed label values. Minimum and maximum limits are shown for each nutrient.
| Crude Protein | 24% min |
| Crude Fat | 14% min |
| Crude Fiber | 5% max |
| Moisture | 10% max |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.05% min |
| Zinc | 150 mg/kg min |
| Selenium | 0.35 mg/kg min |
| Vitamin E | 150 IU/kg min |
| Taurine* | 0.12% min |
| Omega-6 Fatty Acids* | 2.4% min |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids* | 0.3% min |
| Total Microorganisms* | Not less than 80,000,000 CFU/lb |
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles. Microorganisms: Lactobacillus plantarum, Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium, Bifidobacterium animalis.