Distinction is a line of seven kibbles, each labeled for all life stages and all breed sizes. Three recipes are grain free and use tapioca: Land & Sea, Canine Fowl and Canine Red. The other four use millet. None of the seven ingredient lists include peas, lentils or potato.
Protein runs from 30% to 36% as fed, with a line average of 32.3% against 26.9% for the 1,834 kibbles in our catalog. Estimated starch runs from 29% to 42%, with an average of 33.7% against the catalog's 37.4%. Calories run from 363 to 490 kcal per cup, with an average of 424 against the catalog's 395. Six recipes carry 15% fat. The Sardine Recipe is the exception at 8%.
The animal proteins vary. Fish and pork each appear in four recipes, beef in three, chicken in two, and turkey, duck, egg and lamb in one each. The trade-off is that pork turns up in the Beef, Canine Red and Land & Sea recipes. That leaves only the Pork, Chicken and Sardine recipes with a single animal protein. The line is kibble only.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken Recipe | 36% | 15% | 29% | 420 | Chicken, Chicken Meal, Millet |
| Nature’s Logic Distinction Grain-Free Canine Fowl Recipe | 34% | 15% | 31% | 445 | Chicken (source of Methionine-cystine), Chicken Meal, Tapioca Root |
| Nature’s Logic Distinction Grain-Free Land & Sea Recipe | 32% | 15% | 33% | 490 | Beef (source of Methionine-cystine), Pollock Meal (source of Taurine), Tapioca Root |
| Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Pork Recipe | 32% | 15% | 33% | 409 | Pork, Pork Meal, Millet |
| Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Beef Recipe | 32% | 15% | 33% | 400 | Beef, Beef Meal, Millet |
| Nature’s Logic Distinction Grain-Free Canine Red Recipe | 30% | 15% | 35% | 440 | Beef (source of Methionine-Cystine), Beef Meal, Tapioca Starch |
| Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Sardine Recipe | 30% | 8% | 42% | 363 | Sardine, Sardine Meal, Millet |
| Line average | 32.3% | 14% | 33.7% | 424 |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Starch is our estimate, since no bag prints it. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
36% protein · 15% fat · 29% starch · 420 kcal/cup · All Life Stages
The Chicken Recipe lists chicken as its only animal protein, starting with chicken, chicken meal and millet. It has the most protein (36%) and the least estimated starch (29%) in the line, which suits owners who want the highest protein Distinction offers.
Full review of Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken Recipe34% protein · 15% fat · 31% starch · 445 kcal/cup · All Life Stages
Canine Fowl is the only recipe in the line with turkey, duck and egg, built on chicken, chicken meal and turkey meal with tapioca root. At 34% protein and 31% estimated starch, it suits owners who want a grain-free poultry blend.
Full review of Nature’s Logic Distinction Grain-Free Canine Fowl Recipe32% protein · 15% fat · 33% starch · 490 kcal/cup · All Life Stages
Land & Sea pairs beef with pollock meal and menhaden fish meal on a grain-free tapioca base, with pork fat added. At 490 kcal per cup it is the most calorie-dense recipe in the line, so it suits owners who want a lot of energy in a small scoop.
Full review of Nature’s Logic Distinction Grain-Free Land & Sea Recipe32% protein · 15% fat · 33% starch · 409 kcal/cup · All Life Stages
The Pork Recipe lists pork as its only animal protein, starting with pork, pork meal, millet and pork fat. At 32% protein, 15% fat and 409 kcal per cup, it suits owners who want a single protein that is not poultry or fish.
Full review of Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Pork Recipe32% protein · 15% fat · 33% starch · 400 kcal/cup · All Life Stages
The Beef Recipe starts with beef, beef meal and millet, with pork fat as its added fat. At 400 kcal per cup and 3550 kcal per kg, it suits owners who want a beef recipe with grain and without the fish found in Land & Sea.
Full review of Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Beef Recipe30% protein · 15% fat · 35% starch · 440 kcal/cup · All Life Stages
Canine Red is the only recipe in the line with lamb, alongside beef, beef meal, pork fat and tapioca starch. At 30% protein and 35% estimated starch, it has the least protein of the three grain-free recipes and suits owners who want a red meat mix without grain.
Full review of Nature’s Logic Distinction Grain-Free Canine Red Recipe30% protein · 8% fat · 42% starch · 363 kcal/cup · All Life Stages
The Sardine Recipe uses fish as its only animal protein, with sardine, sardine meal, millet and herring oil. It has the least fat (8%), the most estimated starch (42%) and the fewest calories (363 kcal per cup) in the line.
Full review of Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Sardine RecipeThree of the seven recipes are grain free: Land & Sea, Canine Fowl and Canine Red, which use tapioca. The Sardine, Pork, Chicken and Beef recipes contain millet. None of the seven list peas, lentils or potato.
The Canine Chicken Recipe has the most protein at 36% as fed, and it also has the least estimated starch in the line at 29%. The Grain-Free Canine Fowl Recipe comes next at 34%.
The Canine Sardine Recipe has the fewest calories at 363 kcal per cup, along with the least fat at 8%. The Grain-Free Land & Sea Recipe has the most, at 490 kcal per cup.
Protein runs higher than the average kibble we review (35.5% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is lower than average, at 34% of the food as fed.
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
100% of recipes are grain-free.
this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,205 foods we review
Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out
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