Diamond Naturals Grain-Free Cage-Free Chicken & Sweet Potato Formula Dry Dog Food
A grain-free dry recipe with chicken and chicken meal followed by sweet potatoes, peas and lentils. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 41.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Lentils
The dried edible seed of the lentil plant, used in grain-free recipes as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Our read The ingredients
Chicken and peas carry it; probiotics are a trace
Signature feature
K9 Strain Probiotics
Every pound of Diamond Naturals Grain-Free is guaranteed to provide 80,000,000 colony forming units (CFU) of live, active probiotic cultures.
What it is Five dried bacterial cultures, from Lactobacillus plantarum to Bifidobacterium animalis, listed 22nd to 26th, below the salt and the berries.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
80 million CFU per pound works out to about 20 million in a cup. Dog probiotic supplements usually dose in the billions, so this is a guaranteed trace, not a therapeutic dose.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Peas, lentils and pea flour run fourth to sixth, the legume-heavy pattern the FDA looked at in its DCM inquiry. Taurine is added at 16th.
- 4 peas
- 5 lentils
- 6 pea flour
- 16 taurine
- 13 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,580 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 14.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 41.0%
406 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, chicken meal, sweet potatoes, peas, lentils, pea flour, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), dried tomato pomace, natural flavor, fish meal, flaxseed, salmon oil (source of DHA), 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., DL-Methionine, choline chloride, taurine, dried chicory root, yucca schidigera extract, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product, dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, vitamin A supplement, biotin, niacin, calcium pantothenate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid
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 | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 41.0% | 45.6% | HIGH |
Our read The label
An all-stages food with more carbs than protein
148mg
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How was it proven?
Formulated
Built on paper to AAFCO levels for all life stages, including puppies headed over 70 lb. There's no feeding trial behind it.
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Where do the calories come from?
Carbs, then fat
About 41% from carbohydrate, mostly sweet potato and legumes, 34% from fat and 24% from protein. Grain-free here doesn't mean low-carb.
- Feed it to
- Puppies and adults of any size, including large breeds, whose owners want chicken without grains.
- Skip it for
- Dogs allergic to chicken or fish, dogs with heart disease, and owners after a high-protein, low-carb bowl.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 lb | $51.99 | $10.40 | Farm & Home Supply |
| 14 lb | $31.99 | $2.28 | Amazon lowest of 3 stores |
| 28 lb | $51.99 | $1.86 | Amazon lowest of 3 stores |
Prices are from our check on Sep 27. 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 (406 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
5 FDA Recalls On Record
Diamond Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula dry dog food. Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Expansion to batches of nine brands of dry dog and cat food made at Gaston, SC plant Dec 9 2011 - Apr 7 2012 Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Diamond Puppy Formula dry dog food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul Adult Light Formula dry dog food (one production run) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Lamb Meal & Rice 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
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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Lower-priced alternative
$1.40/lb vs $1.86/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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