Pure Balance Wild & Free Grain-Free Salmon & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Pure Balance Wild & Free Grain-Free Salmon & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food are SALMON, SALMON MEAL, DRIED PEAS, POTATOES, and SWEET POTATOES. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 40.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Salmon
The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Salmon Meal
Salmon that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Dried Peas
Peas with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated legume ingredient.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,547 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 15.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 40.0%
376 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
SALMON, SALMON MEAL, DRIED PEAS, POTATOES, SWEET POTATOES, POULTRY FAT (PRESERVED WITH MIXED TOCOPHEROLS), PEA STARCH, FISH MEAL, DRIED YEAST, DRIED PLAIN BEET PULP, NATURAL FLAVOR, FLAXSEED, 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., DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, DL-METHIONINE, TAURINE, CHOLINE 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), MINERALS (FERROUS SULFATE, ZINC SULFATE, COPPER SULFATE, SODIUM SELENITE, MANGANESE SULFATE, CALCIUM IODATE), LACTIC ACID, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (USED AS A PRESERVATIVE), CITRIC ACID (USED AS A PRESERVATIVE), L-CARNITINE, DRIED BACILLUS COAGULANS FERMENTATION PRODUCT, ROSEMARY EXTRACT. NOTE: THIS FOOD IS MADE IN A FACILITY THAT HANDLES INGREDIENTS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECIPE. TRACE AMOUNTS OF OTHER SUBSTANCES FROM AIR, WATER, SOIL, OR THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN MAY BE PRESENT
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 | 24.0% | 26.7% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 15.0% | 16.7% | n/a |
| FIBER | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 40.0% | 44.4% | HIGH |
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 lb | $16.98 | $4.25 | Amazon |
| 11 lb | $33.52 | $3.05 | Amazon |
| 24 lb | $34.88 | $1.45 | Walmart lowest of 2 stores |
Prices are from our check on Sep 28. 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 (376 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 Pure Balance. 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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