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Natural Balance Original Ultra Fat Dogs Chicken & Salmon Formula Low Calorie Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag
Natural Balance

Original Ultra Fat Dogs Chicken & Salmon Formula Low Calorie Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $2.92/lb

Natural Balance Original Ultra Fat Dogs Chicken & Salmon Formula Low Calorie Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 49/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Strong protein profile with chicken meal as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

CAP why?

Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..

CIP

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
26%
min
Fat
7.5%
min
Fiber
10.5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
44 total
  1. 1 chicken meal
  2. 2 salmon meal
  3. 3 chickpeas
  4. 4 dried peas
  5. 5 oat groats
  6. 6 barley
  7. 7 dried plain beet pulp
  8. 8 pea fiber
  9. 9 dehydrated alfalfa meal
  10. 10 oat fiber
  11. 11 pea protein
  12. 12 dried tomato pomace
  13. 13 chicken fat
  14. 14 natural flavor
  15. 15 brewers dried yeast
  16. 16 dried eggs
  17. 17 carrots
  18. 18 dried spinach
  19. 19 dried parsley
  20. 20 salmon oil
  21. 21 dl-methionine
  22. 22 taurine
  23. 23 choline chloride
  24. 24 inulin
  25. 25 zinc proteinate

Showing first 25 of 44. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.