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Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Vegetarian Recipe Dog Food, 13-oz, case of 12
Natural Balance

Limited Ingredient Vegetarian Recipe Dog Food, 13-oz, case of 12

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wet $48.76

Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Vegetarian Recipe Dog Food, 13-oz, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 41/100 (D) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.

CQI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

Low protein quality. vegetable broth delivers limited bioavailable amino acids.

PQI

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

Controversial ingredients · 1

  • sodium selenite
    Synthetic selenium source. Selenium is essential, but sodium selenite has a narrower safety margin than organic alternatives like selenium yeast. Better-formulated foods use the organic form.

Every flagged ingredient has a published basis (confirmed harm / regulatory action / precautionary). See methodology →

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
5%
min
Fat
3%
min
Fiber
2.5%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
27 total
  1. 1 vegetable broth
  2. 2 potato
  3. 3 brown rice
  4. 4 barley
  5. 5 oats
  6. 6 potato protein
  7. 7 carrots
  8. 8 canola oil
  9. 9 dried tomato pomace
  10. 10 ground flaxseed
  11. 11 natural vegetable flavor
  12. 12 agar-agar
  13. 13 dicalcium phosphate
  14. 14 zinc proteinate
  15. 15 iron proteinate
  16. 16 copper proteinate
  17. 17 manganese proteinate
  18. 18 sodium selenite ⚠ Synthetic selenium source. Selenium is essential, but sodium selenite has a narrower safety margin than organic alternatives like selenium yeast. Better-formulated foods use the organic form.
  19. 19 ethylenediamine dihydroiodide
  20. 20 calcium carbonate
  21. 21 potassium chloride
  22. 22 taurine
  23. 23 salt
  24. 24 choline chloride
  25. 25 natural smoke flavor

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