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Natural Balance Original Ultra Grain-Free Chicken Small Breed Bites Formula Dry Dog Food

Top 4 ingredients of Natural Balance Original Ultra Grain-Free Chicken Small Breed Bites Formula Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Peas, Chicken Meal, and Lentils. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 37.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 27.0%, fat 15.0%, fiber 5.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 37.0%
27%
15%
10%
37%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 37.0% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 27.0%. One cup carries 410 kcal.
PROTEIN
27.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
37.0%
KCAL / CUP
410
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Natural Balance Original Ultra Grain-Free Chicken Small Breed Bites Formula Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 31 COMPONENTS
Chicken

Chicken

The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Peas

Peas

The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Chicken Meal

Chicken Meal

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

Lentils

The dried edible seed of the lentil plant, used in grain-free recipes as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Chicken Fat

Chicken Fat

Fat rendered from chicken tissue, used as an energy source and to make the food more appealing.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,500 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
27.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
15.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
5.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
37.0%

410 kcal per cup.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

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

Crude Protein (min.)
27.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
15.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
5.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Eicosapentaenoic + Docosahexaenoic Acid (min.)
0.20%
Calcium (min.)
1.2%
Phosphorus (min.)
1.0%
Vitamin E (min.)
150 IU/kg
Taurine (min.)
0.25%
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (min.)
200 mg/kg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min.)
0.80%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids (min.)
2.4%

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Chicken, Peas, Chicken Meal, Lentils, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Sweet Potatoes, Flaxseed, Pea Starch, Natural Flavor, Dried Egg, 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, Dicalcium Phosphate, 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), Choline Chloride, 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), L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Lactic Acid, Citric Acid (used as a preservative), L-Carnitine, 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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 27.0% 30.0% HIGH
FAT 15.0% 16.7% n/a
FIBER 5.0% 5.6% n/a
CARB (EST.) 37.0% 41.1% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 37.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.6CUPS
    1,076 kcal307 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (410 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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