Overall, Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Small Breed Bites Dry Dog Formula is a below average dog food, earning 5 out of a possible 10 paws based on its nutritional analysis and ingredient list.
When evaluating a dog food, the first five ingredients can tell you a lot about the quality of a product as they make up the bulk of the product. Ideally, you're looking for quality protein sources with a minimum of cheap starches, fillers or by-products. Continuing down the ingredient list, look for ingredients that resemble real food with a minimal number of unpronounceable chemicals - the same as you would for human food.
Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Small Breed Bites Dry Dog Formula includes the following:
Note - a bolded ingredient in the above tables indicates it is one of the first five ingredients listed by the product manufacturer.
Although not the first product listed (which is the most plentiful), Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Small Breed Bites Dry Dog Formula does contain with its top ingredients duck meal and duck which are considered quality protein sources.Additionally, it's worth noting that this product does not list either by-products nor bulk-adding fillers within its top ingredients. By-products are considered inferior, lesser quality ingredients. Common fillers typically used to add bulk to the product are not required in your dog's diet. Together, their combined absence may be indicative of a higher quality product.
Allergen alert: This product contains salmon oil which may be problematic for dogs who suffer from seafood food allergies.
Compared to the other 1160 dog foods in our database, Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Small Breed Bites Dry Dog Formula has:
Using the calculations provided by the AAFCO, Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Potato & Duck Small Breed Bites Dry Dog Formula has approximately 323 calories per 100g (91 calories/ounce), which is compared to the average of the other dry dog foods in the DogFoodDB.
All the product information on this page is based on data collected from the manufacturer's product website as retrieved on May 4, 2017.
Ingredients as published by the dog food manufacturer:
Potatoes, Duck Meal, Duck, Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Potato Protein, Salmon Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Natural Flavor, Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Flaxseed, Potato Fiber, Minerals (Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), DL-Methionine, Taurine, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement), Choline Chloride, Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), Citric Acid (preservative), Rosemary Extract, L-Carnitine, Yucca Schidigera Extract.
Nutritional information as published by the dog food manufacturer.*
The manufacturer's published guaranteed analysis values normalized for moisture content.
*Note that some nutritional percentages reported are only estimated values, and are indicated as such as (est). Each dog food manufacturer is required by law to publish a Guaranteed Analysis, which defines each product's maximum values of fiber, moisture and ash in addition to the minimum values of protein and fat contained within. Exact nutritional percentages are not available and hence all calculated values (including carbohydrate percentages and calorie amounts) are determined using these minimum and maximum published values and therefore may differ from actual values.
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