Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Beef & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Beef & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food are Beef, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Beef Meal, and Brewers Dried Yeast. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 44.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
Beef Meal
Beef that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Brewers Dried Yeast
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,580 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 23.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 44.5%
374 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Beef, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Beef Meal, Brewers Dried Yeast, Rice Bran, Canola Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Whole Grain Sorghum, Natural Flavor, Flaxseed, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin), DL-Methionine, Taurine, 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., Potassium Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate), Citric Acid (Preservative), Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Rosemary Extract
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 | 23.0% | 25.6% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 12.0% | 13.3% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.5% | 5.0% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 44.5% | 49.4% | HIGH |
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 lb | $24.98LIVE | $6.25 | PetSmart lowest of 3 stores |
| 12 lb | $47.99LIVE | $4.00 | PetSmart lowest of 2 stores |
| 24 lb | $72.98 | $3.04 | Chewy lowest of 3 stores |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 25. Others 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 (374 kcal per cup). 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 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
$1.51/lb vs $3.04/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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