Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Bison & Sweet Potato Recipe Paté Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 13.0 oz cans, complete and balanced. With the water taken out it is 27% protein and 18% fat, and each can carries 376 kcal.
- Complete & balanced (AAFCO, on the label)
- Paté
- 13.0 oz can
- 78% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Water
Plain water, used to make the recipe mixable and, in wet food, to fill the can.
Buffalo
This is your main protein ingredient. According to manufacturer claims, this food is 96% meat product. Some pet owners feel…
Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Dried Potatoes
Potatoes with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated grain-free carbohydrate.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
What’s in the can
- First ingredient
- Water (Sufficient for Processing), there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
- First meat
- No meat we can name appears on the list.
- Thickeners and binders
- Guar Gum and Carrageenan. 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
- 1,020 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 6.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 4.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 78.0%
376 kcal per 13.0 oz can.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first
Water (Sufficient for Processing), Buffalo, Sweet Potatoes, Dehydrated Potatoes, Potatoes, Potato Protein, Canola Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dicalcium Phosphate, Natural Flavor, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Vitamins (L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, D-calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement,vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid), Calcium Carbonate, Guar Gum, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), 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., Carrageenan, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Potassium Chloride, Dl-methionine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, 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.
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% | 27.3% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 4.0% | 18.2% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.5% | 6.8% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 38.6% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
What a can costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.8 oz | $4.99 | $6.24 | PetSmart |
| 13 oz | $4.69LIVE | $5.79 | PetSmart |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 25. Others are from our check on Oct 7. 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 (1,020 kcal per kg, 376 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.
Lower-priced alternative
$3.21/lb vs $5.79/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and moisture 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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