This product, by design, has the following characteristics:
- Clinically Proven to:
- To provide complete, balanced nutrition
- To maintain ideal body weight
- To maintain lean muscle and avoid excess body fat
- Antioxidants to maintain cellular health because they fight free radicals
- Clinically Proven Antioxidant Formula has a higher level of vitamins E + C versus major competitive brands; has a powerful combination of antioxidants helps keep the immune system healthy; and antioxidants are known to help slow cell oxidation.
- Real Lamb or Real Chicken High-quality protein with essential amino acids dogs need to helps dogs maintain strong muscles and a healthy body
- Nourishing Fatty Acids Help maintain proper function of nervous and immune systems, as well as promote healthy skin and a shiny coat
- Wholesome Grains Brown rice, oats and barley gives your pet energy to burn. These carbohydrates are also a source of fiber, vitamins and fatty acids
- Naturally Preserved Mixed tocopherols (a form of vitamin E) preserve freshness and great taste
- Garden Vegetables Peas and carrots are natural sources of vitamins, minerals and fiber to help maintain a dog's optimal health
Animal feeding tests using AAFCO procedures substantiate that Science Diet® Nature's Best® Chicken & Brown Rice Small Bites Dinner Adult Dog Food provides complete and balanced nutrition for maintenance of adult dogs.
Feeding Science Diet® Adult Treats is encouraged, although supplementing with other foods is not recommended. (For more information, see the Adult Treats page).These ranges are a starting point only and should be adjusted to maintain proper weight. When feeding this food for the first time, mix increasing amounts of the pet’s new food with decreasing amounts of the old food over a 7-day period.
| Feeding Instructions: |
| Weight of Dog lbs (kg) |
|
Dry Food Amount per Day |
| 5 lb (2,3 kg) |
|
1/2 cup (50 g) - 5/8 cup (65 g) |
| 10 lb (4,5 kg) |
|
3/4 cup (75 g) - 1 1/8 cups (115 g) |
| 20 lb (9 kg) |
|
1 1/3 cups (135 g) - 1 3/4 cups (180 g) |
| 40 lb (18 kg) |
|
2 1/4 cups (230 g) - 3 cups (305 g) |
| 60 lb (27 kg) |
|
3 cups (305 g) - 4 1/4 cups (410 g) |
| 80 lb (36 kg) |
|
3 3/4 cups (375 g) - 5 1/4 cups (510 g) |
| 100 lb (45 kg) |
|
4 1/3 cups (440 g) - 6 cups (610 g) |
Ingredients
Chicken, Brown Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Cracked Pearled Barley, Soybean Meal, Chicken Meal, Pork Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Dried Egg Product, Natural Flavor, Whole Grain Oats, Apples, Cranberries, Soybean Oil, Peas, Carrots, Dried Beet Pulp, Iodized Salt, Flaxseed, Broccoli, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract.
Guaranteed Analysis
Protein 25.5 Minimum, Fat 16.5 Minimum, Crude Fiber 5.0 Maximum, Calcium 1.00 Minimum and 1.80 Maximum, Phosphorus 0.70 Minimum and 1.5 Maximum, Omega-3 Fatty Acids Total 0.30 Minimum