Blackwood Complete & Balanced Diet Lamb Meal & Chicken Meal Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Blackwood Complete & Balanced Diet Lamb Meal & Chicken Meal Dry Dog Food are Lamb meal, chicken meal, brown rice, oat, and millet. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 42.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Lamb Meal
Lamb that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water removed.
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Oats
The grain of the oat plant.
Millet
The small round seed of the millet plant, a gluten-free cereal.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,598 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 14.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 42.0%
421 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Lamb meal, chicken meal, brown rice, oat, millet, sorghum, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), dried beet pulp, brewers dried yeast, menhaden fish oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), monosodium phosphate, potassium chloride, 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., L-threonine, inulin, choline chloride, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), DL-methionine, L-lysine, mixed tocopherols (a preservative), yucca schidigera extract, calcium carbonate, vitamin E supplement, zinc amino acid complex, iron amino acid complex, manganese amino acid complex, copper amino acid complex, niacin supplement, dried kelp, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin A acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, folic acid, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus reuteri fermentation product
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 | 14.0% | 15.6% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.0% | 4.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 42.0% | 46.7% | HIGH |
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 lb | $16.99 | $3.78 | Chewy lowest of 2 stores |
| 10 lb | $35.99 | $3.60 | Chewy lowest of 2 stores |
| 24 lb | $61.68 | $2.57 | Chewy lowest of 2 stores |
Prices are from our check on Oct 15. 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 (421 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 Blackwood. 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.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other kibble recipes with the closest protein, fat and starch as fed, the way the bag prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
Lower-priced alternative
$1.10/lb vs $2.57/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and starch profile for less per pound, from the lowest price per pound we have saved for each. Prices change; check before you buy.
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