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Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Lamb & Brown Rice Dry Puppy Food

Top 5 ingredients of Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Lamb & Brown Rice Dry Puppy Food are Lamb, Brown Rice, Lamb Meal, Brewers Rice, and Rice Bran. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 43.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 24.0%, fat 12.5%, fiber 4.5%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 43.0%
24%
13%
10%
43%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 43.0% of this cup, above the kibble average. Protein comes in at 24.0%. One cup carries 365 kcal.
PROTEIN
24.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
43.0%
KCAL / CUP
365
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Chewy 48 lb $138.66 ($2.89/lb) PetSmart 4 lb $24.98 ($6.25/lb) 12 lb $47.98 ($4.00/lb) 24 lb $72.99 ($3.04/lb)
Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Lamb & Brown Rice Dry Puppy Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 21 COMPONENTS
Lamb

Lamb

The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.
Brown Rice

Brown Rice

Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Lamb Meal

Lamb Meal

Lamb that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water removed.
Brewers Rice

Brewers Rice

The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
Rice Bran

Rice Bran

The bran layer and germ removed from rice during milling.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,545 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
24.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
12.5%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.5%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
43.0%

365 kcal per cup.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

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

Crude Protein (min.)
24.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
12.5%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.5%
Moisture (max.)
10%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (min.)
0.08%
Calcium (min.)
1.2%
Phosphorus % (min.)
1.0%
Taurine (min.)
0.25%
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min.)
0.5%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids (min.)
2.0%

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Lamb, Brown Rice, Lamb Meal (Source of Glucosamine), Brewers Rice, Rice Bran, Dried Yeast, Potato Protein, Canola Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, 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, Ascorbic Acid, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin), Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate), Choline Chloride, Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Rosemary 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 12.5% 13.9% n/a
FIBER 4.5% 5.0% n/a
CARB (EST.) 43.0% 47.8% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 43.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $24.98LIVE $6.25 PetSmart lowest of 2 stores
12 lb $47.98LIVE $4.00 PetSmart lowest of 2 stores
24 lb $72.98LIVE $3.04 Amazon lowest of 2 stores
48 lb $138.66 $2.89 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 kcal304 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

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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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