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Nutro Natural Choice Dry Dog Puppy Lamb and Brown Rice Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Nutro Natural Choice Dry Dog Puppy Lamb and Brown Rice Dry Dog Food are Deboned Lamb, Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, and Oatmeal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 37.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 28.0%, fat 16.0%, fibre 3.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 37.0%
28%
16%
10%
37%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 37.0% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 28.0%. One cup carries 359 kcal.
PROTEIN
28.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
37.0%
KCAL / CUP
359
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FIRST 5 OF 48 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,700 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
28.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
16.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
37.0%

359 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

SALT DIVIDER

Deboned Lamb, Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, Oatmeal, Brewers Rice, Pea Protein, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Potato Protein, Natural Flavors, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Potassium Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Fish Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Flaxseed, 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., Choline Chloride, Chia Seed, Dried Coconut, Dried Tomato Pomace, Dried Egg Product, Dried Pumpkin, Dried Kale, Dried Spinach, Taurine, Citric Acid (preservative), Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Sodium Selenite, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Potassium Iodide, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Manganous Oxide, 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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 28.0% 31.1% HIGH
FAT 16.0% 17.8% n/a
FIBRE 3.0% 3.3% n/a
CARB (EST.) 37.0% 41.1% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 37.0% KIBBLE AVG 37.98%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
--CUPS
    -- kcal

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (359 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // NATURAL CHOICE

    No FDA Recalls On Record

    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

    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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