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Diamond Naturals Lamb Dinner Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 13.2 oz cans, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 36% protein and 23% fat, and each can carries 472 kcal.

  • Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
  • 13.2 oz can
  • 78% water
Protein is 36.4% once the water is taken out, below the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 8.0% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 472 kcal and about 10.3 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
36.4%
KCAL / CAN
472
CANS A DAY*
2.3

*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.

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Diamond Naturals Lamb Dinner Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 41 COMPONENTS
Lamb

Lamb

The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.

Lamb Broth

The liquid produced by simmering lamb, used to add moisture and flavor.
Beef Liver

Beef Liver

The liver of cattle, an organ meat.

Rice Flour

Flour milled from rice, used as a gluten-free binder and carbohydrate.
Carrots

Carrots

The root of the carrot plant, used fresh, cooked or dried.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the can

First meat
Lamb, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Lamb, beef liver and dried egg product.
Thickeners and binders
rice flour, guar gum and agar-agar. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
Added color
None listed.
Flagged additives
None from our list.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the can, measured “as fed”

Calories
1,260 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
8.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
5.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.0%
Moisture (max.)
78.0%

472 kcal per 13.2 oz can, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the can size.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Lamb, lamb broth, beef liver, rice flour, carrots, dried egg product, tricalcium phosphate, guar gum, sunflower oil, 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., agar-agar, pumpkin,  quinoa, cranberries, blueberry, dried kelp, inulin, taurine, choline chloride, menhaden fish oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), zinc amino acid chelate, iron amino acid chelate, sodium carbonate, magnesium sulfate, vitamin E supplement, copper amino acid chelate,  cobalt amino acid chelate, manganese amino acid chelate, sodium selenite, thiamine mononitrate, niacin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, potassium iodide, vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, 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.

NUTRITION WITH THE WATER TAKEN OUT

Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.

NUTRIENT ON THE LABEL WATER OUT WET FOOD MEDIAN
PROTEIN 8.0% 36.4% 43.2%
FAT 5.0% 22.7% 22.2%
FIBER 1.0% 4.5% -
CARBS (EST.) - 27.3% -

Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.

AMONG 821 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
36%
Higher than 27%. Median 43%.
Calories
1,260 kcal/kg
Richer than 89%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
78%
Wetter than 5%. Median 78%.
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.3CANS
    1,076 kcal30.1 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,260 kcal per kg, 472 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // DIAMOND

    5 FDA Recalls On Record

    MAY 21, 2012
    SALMONELLA

    Diamond Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula dry dog food. Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    MAY 5, 2012
    POTENTIAL SALMONELLA

    Expansion to batches of nine brands of dry dog and cat food made at Gaston, SC plant Dec 9 2011 - Apr 7 2012 Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    APR 30, 2012
    SALMONELLA

    Diamond Puppy Formula dry dog food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    APR 26, 2012
    SALMONELLA

    Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul Adult Light Formula dry dog food (one production run) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    APR 6, 2012
    SALMONELLA

    Lamb Meal & Rice 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

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

    Naturals Beef Dinner for Adult Dogs & Puppies 45.5% Naturals Chicken Dinner for Adult Dogs & Puppies 43.2%

    Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, calories, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a can. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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