Natural Balance Zen Life Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Natural Balance Natural Balance Zen Life Dry Dog Food are Turkey, Brown Rice, Pearled Barley, Cassava Flour, and Turkey Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 49.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Turkey
The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Pearled Barley
Barley polished to remove the hull and most of the bran layer, leaving a pale, quick-cooking grain.
Cassava Flour
Flour milled from the dried cassava root, used as a grain-free carbohydrate and binder.
Turkey Meal
Turkey that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,540 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 19.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 49.0%
342 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
Turkey, Brown Rice, Pearled Barley, Cassava Flour, Turkey Meal, Grain Sorghum, Oats, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Natural Flavor, Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Marine Microalgae, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement), L-Tryptophan, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate), Dried Chamomile, Green Tea Extract, Citric Acid (Preservative), Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Rosemary Extract
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 19.0% | 21.1% | LOW |
| FAT | 12.0% | 13.3% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 4.0% | 4.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 49.0% | 54.4% | 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 | 21.1% | 26.7% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 54% | 48% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 49.0% | 43.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 342 | 385 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Natural Balance. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.