Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Chicken & Sweet Potato Small Breed Bites Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Chicken & Sweet Potato Small Breed Bites Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Cassava Flour, and Potatoes. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 46.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- 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.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Cassava Flour
Flour milled from the dried cassava root, used as a grain-free carbohydrate and binder.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,576 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 10.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 46.0%
393 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, Chicken Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Cassava Flour, Potatoes, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Brewers Dried Yeast, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Potato Protein, Menhaden Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), 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, 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 ), Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate), Dicalcium Phosphate, Citric Acid (Used As A Preservative), 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 | 24.0% | 26.7% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 10.0% | 11.1% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 4.0% | 4.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 46.0% | 51.1% | 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 | 26.7% | 26.7% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 51% | 48% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 46.0% | 43.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 393 | 385 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
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Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.