Natural Balance Original Ultra Grain-Free Chicken Senior Formula Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Natural Balance Original Ultra Grain-Free Chicken Senior Formula Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Peas, Lentils, and Garbanzo Beans. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 42.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Lentils
The dried edible seed of the lentil plant, used in grain-free recipes as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Garbanzo Beans
The seed of the chickpea plant, the same legume sold under the name chickpea.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,380 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 25.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 42.0%
314 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
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Peas, Lentils, Garbanzo Beans, Pea Starch, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Sweet Potatoes, Natural Flavor, Dried Egg, Flaxseed, Menhaden Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Tomato Pomace, 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, Taurine, Dl-Methionine, Dried Apple, Dried Cranberries, Dried Spinach, Dried Pumpkin, Dried Carrots, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement), Choline Chloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Dicalcium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid (Used As A Preservative), Yucca Schidigera Extract, 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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 25.0% | 27.8% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 12.0% | 13.3% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 42.0% | 46.7% | HIGH |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
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 | 47% | 48% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 42.0% | 43.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 314 | 385 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
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Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.