Label analysisGrade BKibble (Extruded)

Nutro

Nutro Natural Choice Small Breed Adult Chicken & Brown Rice

Editor ingredient insight

Nutro Natural Choice Small Breed Adult Chicken & Brown Rice starts with chicken, chicken meal, brown rice, grains, and peas. I would use it for small chicken-tolerant dogs needing palatability and moderate calories, not for chicken, egg, grain, or pea sensitivity.

Logic-based verdict

This food offers a stable basic protein structure.

Manufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Protein source

Ingredient guide

Whole plant protein source observed early

Animal protein

Chicken (#1), Chicken Meal (#2), Dried Egg Product (#19)

Plant protein

Peas (#6)

The protein number may include influence from whole plant ingredients.

This is not treated like processed protein boosting, but it is worth checking.

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide

Omega-3

Skin and joint support ingredient

Omega-6

Skin and coat support ingredient

Vitamin E

Antioxidant and skin support ingredient

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Solid build

Ingredient grade

B

Grade B

Top ingredient profile

Chicken
Chicken Meal
Brown Rice
Fresh-meat leadNo plant booster
Crude protein26%
Crude protein26%
Crude fat16%
Other 58%

Calcium

0.5%

Phosphorus

0.4%

Protein position, fat position, and calorie density position are relative to foods in the same processing type cohort.

biotechProtein position
Typical
query_statsFat position
Higher
local_fire_departmentCalorie density
Typical

The first and second ingredients are both animal-based, so baseline protein quality stays stable. A whole-grain ingredient appears in the third slot, so this reads more like a mixed recipe than a fully animal-led one.

Nutritional strengths

  • The first ingredient is a species-named fresh meat.
  • Crude protein does not drop into a clearly low band.
  • Top ingredients do not show a prominent FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile.

What still needs work

  • Whole plant protein sources can contribute to crude protein, so the animal-protein share still needs a closer read.
  • Public data trust is usable, but it does not sit in the highest-trust tier.

Alternative foods

Smart chicken alternatives

Exact protein-type matches come first, then close protein-family matches fill the comparison.

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Label score

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Brand context

Brand background availableRecall history confirmed

Founded in 1926 in the United States. This brand has a confirmed public recall history.

Ingredient analysis

The top ingredients give this recipe a strong first protein read, so the ingredient section starts from a favorable position.

restaurantIngredient Quality Analysis

B4.5/6
Ingredient Grade
Good
1Chicken
Fresh Meat · Top
2Chicken Meal
Named Meal · Upper
3Brown Rice
Whole Grain · Upper

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Chicken is a named fresh meat ingredient. The animal source is clearly identified. It reads as an top-tier protein source.
  • •Chicken Meal is a species-named animal meal ingredient. It is rendered rather than fresh, but the species source is still clearly identified. It reads as an upper-tier protein source.
  • •Brown Rice is a whole or coarse grain ingredient. It usually plays more of a carbohydrate and fiber role than a core protein role. It reads as an upper-tier carb and fiber source.
restaurantIngredient Grade BGood

Full collected ingredient list

44 ingredients
ChickenChicken MealBrown RiceBarleyOatmealPeasBrewers RiceChicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)Natural FlavorsDried Plain Beet PulpFlaxseedSaltPotassium ChlorideCholine ChlorideDL-MethionineChia SeedDried CoconutDried Tomato PomaceDried Egg ProductDried PumpkinDried KaleDried SpinachCitric Acid (preservative)Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)Vitamin E SupplementL-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C)Ferrous SulfateZinc OxideSodium SeleniteD-Calcium PantothenateManganese SulfateCopper SulfateBiotinThiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1)Vitamin B12 SupplementVitamin A SupplementNiacin SupplementRiboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2)Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)Vitamin D3 SupplementPotassium IodideManganous OxideFolic AcidRosemary Extract
Primary positive ingredients
Support positive ingredients
Alternative protein
Neutral ingredients
Caution ingredients
High-caution ingredients

Why did the base review land here?

Ingredient qualityNutrient disclosure levelManufacturing & trust

This review score combines ingredient composition, nutrient disclosure, manufacturing trust, and core nutrient caution signals.

Nutrient disclosure

Partial disclosure

Core guaranteed analysis is usable, but deeper rows still need a more cautious read.

Safety verification

No fails

No major red flag jumps out first, though undisclosed rows still define the limits of this safety read.

Public data trust (ETF)

D tier

Only basic guaranteed analysis is visible, so deeper nutrition comparison stays hard to trust.

Final word

This is a credible shortlist food, but the personalized step is where the final order should be decided.

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