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Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Beef & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Beef & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food are Beef, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Beef Meal, and Brewers Dried Yeast. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 44.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 23.0%, fat 12.0%, fiber 4.5%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 44.5%
23%
12%
10%
45%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 44.5% of this cup, above the kibble average. Protein comes in at 23.0%. One cup carries 374 kcal.
PROTEIN
23.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
44.5%
KCAL / CUP
374
Compare With Another Food
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PetSmart 4 lb $24.98 ($6.25/lb) 12 lb $47.99 ($4.00/lb) 24 lb $72.99 ($3.04/lb)
Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Beef & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 20 COMPONENTS
Beef

Beef

The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Brown Rice

Brown Rice

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

Brewers Rice

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

Beef Meal

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

Brewers Dried Yeast

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,580 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
23.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
12.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.5%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
44.5%

374 kcal per cup.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Beef, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Beef Meal, Brewers Dried Yeast, Rice Bran, Canola Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Whole Grain Sorghum, Natural Flavor, Flaxseed, Choline Chloride, 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), DL-Methionine, Taurine, 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, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate), Citric Acid (Preservative), 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 23.0% 25.6% TYPICAL
FAT 12.0% 13.3% n/a
FIBER 4.5% 5.0% n/a
CARB (EST.) 44.5% 49.4% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 44.5% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4 lb $24.98LIVE $6.25 PetSmart lowest of 3 stores
12 lb $47.99LIVE $4.00 PetSmart lowest of 2 stores
24 lb $72.98 $3.04 Chewy lowest of 3 stores

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 18. Others are from our check on Oct 15. 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 kcal301 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (374 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

    L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Salmon & Brown Rice Puppy 26.7% L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Salmon & Brown Rice 26.7% L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Duck & Brown Rice 23.3% L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Chicken & Brown Rice Puppy 26.7%

    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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