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

Top 5 ingredients of Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Salmon & Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food are Salmon, Menhaden Fish Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Cassava Flour, and Potatoes. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 45.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 24.0%, fat 10.0%, fiber 4.5%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 45.5%
24%
10%
10%
46%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 45.5% of this cup, above the kibble average. Protein comes in at 24.0%. One cup carries 365 kcal.
PROTEIN
24.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
45.5%
KCAL / CUP
365
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Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Salmon & Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 23 COMPONENTS
Salmon

Salmon

The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Menhaden Fish Meal

Menhaden Fish Meal

A concentrated meal rendered from menhaden, a small oily fish caught specifically for oil and meal.
Sweet Potatoes

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

Cassava Flour

Flour milled from the dried cassava root, used as a grain-free carbohydrate and binder.
Potatoes

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
3,360 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
24.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
10.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.5%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
45.5%

365 kcal per cup.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Salmon, Menhaden Fish Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Cassava Flour, Potatoes, Sunflower Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Brewers Dried Yeast, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Potato Protein, 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., Menhaden Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Dl-methionine, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, D-calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Folic Acid), Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate), Choline Chloride, 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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 24.0% 26.7% TYPICAL
FAT 10.0% 11.1% n/a
FIBER 4.5% 5.0% n/a
CARB (EST.) 45.5% 50.6% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 45.5% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $24.98LIVE $6.25 Amazon lowest of 7 stores
12 lb $44.99 $3.75 CountryMax lowest of 5 stores
24 lb $72.98 $3.04 Chewy lowest of 6 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
2.9CUPS
    1,076 kcal320 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (365 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

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

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    Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

    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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