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Natural Balance has replaced this recipe with Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Reserve Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison Recipe Dry Dog Food.

We keep the page so you can compare it with what you feed now. The analysis below is the last label we recorded, checked October 2026. Source

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NATURAL BALANCE · LIMITED INGREDIENT DIETS

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

Top 5 ingredients of Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison Dry Dog Food are Sweet Potatoes, Bison, Potato Protein, Pea Protein, and Canola Oil. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 50.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 20.0%, fat 10.0%, fiber 4.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 50.0%
20%
10%
10%
50%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 50.0% of this cup, above the kibble average. Protein comes in at 20.0%. One cup carries 375 kcal.
PROTEIN
20.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
50.0%
KCAL / CUP
375
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Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 22 COMPONENTS
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.
Bison

Bison

The clean flesh of the bison, used fresh.
Potato Protein

Potato Protein

The protein fraction separated from potatoes after the starch is removed.
Pea Protein

Pea Protein

The protein fraction separated out from peas after the starch and fiber have been removed.
Canola Oil

Canola Oil

Oil pressed from the seed of the canola plant, a variety of rapeseed bred for low erucic acid.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,460 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
20.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
10.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
50.0%

375 kcal per cup.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

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

Crude Protein (min.)
20.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
10.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (min.)
0.01%
Calcium (min.)
0.8%
Phosphorus (min.)
0.6%
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min.)
0.5%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids (min.)
1.5%

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Sweet Potatoes, Bison, Potato Protein, Pea Protein, Canola Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dicalcium Phosphate, Natural Flavor, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Potato Products, 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., Calcium Carbonate, Flaxseed, Taurine, DL-Methionine, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement), Lactic Acid, Mixed Tocopherols (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 20.0% 22.2% LOW
FAT 10.0% 11.1% n/a
FIBER 4.0% 4.4% n/a
CARB (EST.) 50.0% 55.6% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 50.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $27.98LIVE $7.00 PetSmart
12 lb $52.98LIVE $4.42 PetSmart lowest of 3 stores
22 lb $79.98LIVE $3.64 PetSmart lowest of 2 stores
44 lb $151.96 $3.45 Chewy

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 11. 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 kcal311 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (375 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

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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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