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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%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 26.0%, fat 7.5%, fiber 10.5%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 40.0%
26%
11%
10%
40%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 40.0% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 26.0%. One cup carries 315 kcal.
PROTEIN
26.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
40.0%
KCAL / CUP
315
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FIRST 5 OF 36 COMPONENTS

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.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

Every row printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Crude Protein (min.)
26.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
7.5%
Crude Fiber (max.)
10.5%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Zinc (min.)
80 mg/kg
Vitamin E (min.)
50 IU/kg
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (min.)*
55 mg/kg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min.)*
0.25%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids (min.)*
1.5%
L-Carnitine (min.)*
150 mg/kg

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 26.0% 28.9% TYPICAL
FAT 7.5% 8.3% n/a
FIBER 10.5% 11.7% n/a
CARB (EST.) 40.0% 44.4% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 40.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $20.98LIVE $5.25 Amazon lowest of 4 stores
5 lb $20.99 $4.20 The Natural Dog
11 lb $36.98LIVE $3.36 Amazon lowest of 3 stores
24 lb $69.98LIVE $2.92 Amazon lowest of 3 stores

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 5. Others are from our check on Sep 27. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
3.4CUPS
    1,076 kcal350 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (315 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // NATURAL BALANCE

    2 FDA Recalls On Record

    MAY 11, 2012
    POTENTIAL SALMONELLA

    Correction to date codes in May 4 2012 Natural Balance recall Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    MAY 4, 2012
    POTENTIAL SALMONELLA

    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

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, 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 bag. 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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