Natural Balance
Original Ultra Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag
0out of 100
C Evidence Fair
dry $2.71/lb
Natural Balance Original Ultra Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag 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 chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
PQI
+20
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable 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
27%
min
Fat
15%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
55 total - 1 chicken protein animal
- 2 chicken meal protein animal
- 3 pearled barley grain
- 4 peas legume
- 5 oat groats
- 6 chicken fat fat
- 7 dried plain beet pulp
- 8 natural flavor other
- 9 brown rice grain
- 10 dicalcium phosphate mineral
- 11 flaxseed fat
- 12 dried vegetable broth
- 13 menhaden fish oil fat
- 14 carrots vegetable
- 15 dl-methionine supplement
- 16 potassium chloride mineral
- 17 salt mineral
- 18 taurine supplement
- 19 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 20 ascorbic acid vitamin
- 21 niacin supplement vitamin
- 22 vitamin a supplement vitamin
- 23 thiamine mononitrate vitamin
- 24 d-calcium pantothenate vitamin
- 25 riboflavin supplement vitamin
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