Nutro Natural Choice Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Nutro Natural Choice Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Brewers Rice, Chicken Meal, Whole Grain Brown Rice, and Whole Grain Barley. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 44.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- 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…
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Whole Grain Brown Rice
Brown rice kept whole, with the bran and germ intact rather than milled away as they are in white rice.
Whole Grain Barley
Barley with the bran and germ still on the grain rather than polished away.
Our read The ingredients
Chicken leads, with grains close behind
Signature feature
Real chicken
High-quality protein source is the #1 ingredient
What it is Chicken is the first ingredient mixed into the kibble, with chicken meal third. Both supply animal protein alongside a substantial base of rice and other grains.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Chicken meal concentrates animal protein because its moisture is removed before mixing. Nutro's chicken claim has substance, though the grain share makes the protein level fairly ordinary.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
The named brown rice sits behind brewers rice, so the bag's grain story is broader than its front suggests.
- 2 brewers rice
- 4 whole grain brown rice
- 25 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,654 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 22.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 14.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 44.5%
343 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, brewers rice, chicken meal, whole grain brown rice, whole grain barley, whole grain sorghum, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), rice bran, natural flavor, whole flaxseed, dried plain beet pulp, potassium chloride, choline chloride, citric acid (preservative), mixed tocopherols (preservative), chia seed, dried coconut, dried tomato, pomace, dried egg product, dried pumpkin, dried kale, dried spinach, DL-methionine, 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., vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, sodium selenite, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), D-calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, biotin, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin A supplement, niacin supplement, riboflavin supplement (vitamin b2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), vitamin D3 supplement, manganous oxide, potassium iodide, folic acid, 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 | 22.0% | 24.4% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 14.0% | 15.6% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.5% | 3.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 44.5% | 49.4% | HIGH |
Our read The label
A lighter cup with a grain tilt
13%
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How was it proven?
Formulated
Nutro formulated this recipe to meet AAFCO levels for adult maintenance. It is meant for adult dogs, not puppies.
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Is it a high-protein food?
No
Protein falls below the dry food average while estimated carbohydrates exceed it. The recipe suits a routine adult more than a working dog.
- Feed it to
- Healthy adult dogs with routine activity, especially those that handle chicken and grains well.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to chicken, and owners seeking more protein and less starch.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 lb | $15.97LIVE | $3.19 | Amazon lowest of 11 stores |
| 13 lb | $37.97LIVE | $2.92 | Amazon lowest of 15 stores |
| 22 lb | $54.98LIVE | $2.50 | PetSmart |
| 30 lb | $74.97LIVE | $2.50 | Amazon lowest of 2 stores |
| 36 lb | $89.97LIVE | $2.50 | Amazon lowest of 2 stores |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 11. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (343 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012
We have not matched any FDA recall to Natural Choice. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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