Natural Balance Fat Dogs Low Calorie Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Natural Balance Fat Dogs Low Calorie Dry Dog Food are Chicken Meal, Salmon Meal, Chickpeas, Dried Peas, and Oat Groats. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 40.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Salmon Meal
Salmon that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Chickpeas
The seed of the chickpea plant, also sold as the garbanzo bean.
Dried Peas
Peas with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated legume ingredient.
Oat Groats
The whole oat kernel with only the inedible outer hull removed, leaving the bran and germ intact.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,070 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 26.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 7.5%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 10.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 40.0%
315 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
Chicken Meal, Salmon Meal, Chickpeas, Dried Peas, Oat Groats, Barley, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Pea Fiber, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Oat Fiber, Pea Protein, Dried Tomato Pomace, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Natural Flavor, Brewers Dried Yeast, Dried Eggs, Dried Carrots, Dried Spinach, Dried Parsley, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement), DL-Methionine, Taurine, Choline Chloride, Inulin, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate), 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., Potassium Chloride, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Citric Acid (Preservative), Yucca Schidigera Extract, Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract, Spearmint Extract
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 | 26.0% | 28.9% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 7.5% | 8.3% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 10.5% | 11.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 40.0% | 44.4% | 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 Natural Balance range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | L.I.D. LIMITED INGREDIENT | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 28.9% | 26.7% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 44% | 48% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 40.0% | 43.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 315 | 385 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Natural Balance. 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.