Natural Balance Health Protection Salmon & Pumpkin Stew Recipe Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 12.5 oz cans, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 33% protein and 19% fat, and each can carries 327 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- Stew
- 12.5 oz can
- 82% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Salmon Broth
The liquid produced by simmering salmon, used to add moisture and flavor.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Salmon
The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Chicken Liver
The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
Pumpkin
The flesh of the pumpkin squash, used cooked or dried in dog food.
What’s in the can
- First ingredient
- Salmon Broth, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
- First meat
- Chicken, second on the list. Named meats near the top: Chicken, Salmon and Chicken Liver.
- Thickeners and binders
- Potato Starch and Guar Gum. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the can, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 924 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 6.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 3.5%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 82.0%
327 kcal per 12.5 oz can.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first
Salmon Broth, Chicken, Salmon, Chicken Liver, Pumpkin, Brown Rice, Carrots, Peas, Natural Flavor, Dried Egg Product, Potato Starch, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Guar Gum, 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., Ground Flaxseed, Sunflower Oil, Sodium Phosphate, Inulin, Potassium Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Potassium Iodide), Calcium Carbonate, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Supplement, Niacin Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Taurine, Choline Chloride, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Magnesium Sulfate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate
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.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | WET FOOD MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 6.0% | 33.3% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 3.5% | 19.4% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.5% | 8.3% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 27.8% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (924 kcal per kg, 327 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
2 FDA Recalls On Record
Correction to date codes in May 4 2012 Natural Balance recall Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
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
Other Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other wet food recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
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