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Natural Balance Zen Life Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of 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%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 19.0%, fat 12.0%, fiber 4.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 49.0%
19%
12%
10%
49%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 49.0% of this cup, above the kibble average. Protein comes in at 19.0%. One cup carries 342 kcal.
PROTEIN
19.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
49.0%
KCAL / CUP
342
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Natural Balance Zen Life Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 22 COMPONENTS
Turkey

Turkey

The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.
Brown Rice

Brown Rice

Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Pearled Barley

Pearled Barley

Barley polished to remove the hull and most of the bran layer, leaving a pale, quick-cooking grain.
Cassava Flour

Cassava Flour

Flour milled from the dried cassava root, used as a grain-free carbohydrate and binder.
Turkey Meal

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.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

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

Crude Protein (min.)
19.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
12.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (min.)
0.25%
Zinc (min.)
80 mg/kg
Vitamin E (min.)
50 IU/kg
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (min.)
55 mg/kg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min.)*
0.5%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids (min.)*
2.5%

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.

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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 19.0% 21.1% LOW
FAT 12.0% 13.3% n/a
FIBER 4.0% 4.4% n/a
CARB (EST.) 49.0% 54.4% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 49.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
3.1CUPS
    1,076 kcal304 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (342 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

    Other Flavors

    L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Salmon & Brown Rice Puppy 26.7% L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Salmon & Brown Rice 26.7% L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Duck & Brown Rice 23.3% L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Chicken & Brown Rice Puppy 26.7%

    Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

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    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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