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Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Duck & Potato Dry Puppy Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Duck & Potato Dry Puppy Dry Dog Food are Duck, Duck Meal, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, and Cassava Flour. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 43.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 25.0%, fat 12.0%, fibre 4.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 43.0%
25%
12%
10%
43%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 43.0% of this cup, above the site average. Protein comes in at 25.0%. One cup carries 395 kcal.
PROTEIN
25.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
43.0%
KCAL / CUP
395
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FIRST 5 OF 22 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,649 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
25.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
12.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
43.0%

395 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

SALT DIVIDER

Duck, Duck Meal, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Cassava Flour, Potato Protein, Sunflower Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Brewers Dried Yeast, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, 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, Choline Chloride, Dl-methionine, Taurine, 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), Dicalcium Phosphate, 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 25.0% 27.8% TYPICAL
FAT 12.0% 13.3% n/a
FIBRE 4.0% 4.4% n/a
CARB (EST.) 43.0% 47.8% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 43.0% ARCHIVE AVG 37.84%
HOW MUCH TO FEED
PER DAY
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KCAL
THIS FOOD
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CUPS / DAY

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

BENCHMARK

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 27.8% 26.7% 32.3%
CARB, DM 48% 48% 39%
STARCH RATIO 43.0% 43.5% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 395 385 384
RECALL HISTORY // NATURAL BALANCE

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

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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