Natural Balance Gentle Balance Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Natural Balance Gentle Balance Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Chicken Fat, and Cassava Flour. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 34.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Chicken Fat
Fat rendered from chicken tissue, used as an energy source and to make the food more appealing.
Cassava Flour
Flour milled from the dried cassava root, used as a grain-free carbohydrate and binder.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,700 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 28.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 6.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 34.0%
400 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Cassava Flour, Barley, Dried Eggs, Brewers Dried Yeast, Salmon Meal, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Oat Groats, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Oat Fiber, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Carrots, 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., Inulin, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, DL-Methionine, 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), Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate), Psyllium Seed Husks, Choline Chloride, Citric Acid (Preservative), Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), L-Carnitine, Kelp Meal, Cranberries, Parsley Flakes, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Spinach, 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 | 28.0% | 31.1% | HIGH |
| FAT | 16.0% | 17.8% | n/a |
| FIBER | 6.0% | 6.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 34.0% | 37.8% | TYPICAL |
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (400 kcal per cup). 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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