Natural Balance Reserve Duck & Potato Recipe
Dog Food · scored by FurMetric
84Excellent
A quality duck- and fish-based dog food with named meat meals up front and clean natural preservation. Protein is solid but modest, and potato starch is the main filler concern.
How our scores compare · 100–75 Excellent, 74–50 Fair, below 50 Poor
What hurt the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- potato starch high on list — starchy filler in second position
- protein only 22% min — modest protein for a dog
- sodium selenite — less bioavailable selenium form
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- named meat/fish meals — duck and fish meal up front
- mixed tocopherols + rosemary — natural preservation, no artificials
- emu oil — omega fatty acid source
- chelated mineral proteinates — highly bioavailable minerals
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