Natural Balance
Original Ultra Beef Recipe Wet Dog Food, 13-oz can, case of 12
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C Evidence Fair
wet $44.72
Natural Balance Original Ultra Beef Recipe Wet Dog Food, 13-oz can, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.
Graded by The Sniff System
Why this score
Strong protein profile with beef broth as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
PQI
+27
Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.
CQI
+13
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
FQI
+12
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
ACF
−8
Controversial ingredients · 1
- sodium seleniteSynthetic 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
8%
min
Fat
5%
min
Fiber
1.5%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
39 total - 1 beef broth
- 2 beef protein animal
- 3 potato vegetable
- 4 beef liver protein animal
- 5 brown rice grain
- 6 carrots vegetable
- 7 oat bran
- 8 ground flaxseed fat
- 9 natural flavor other
- 10 dicalcium phosphate mineral
- 11 canola oil fat
- 12 salt mineral
- 13 agar-agar
- 14 potassium chloride mineral
- 15 zinc proteinate mineral
- 16 iron proteinate mineral
- 17 copper proteinate mineral
- 18 manganese proteinate mineral
- 19 potassium iodide mineral
- 20 sodium selenite mineral ⚠ 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.
- 21 dried kelp supplement
- 22 natural smoke flavor
- 23 menhaden fish oil fat
- 24 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 25 thiamine mononitrate vitamin
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