• Natural Selections Beef for Dogs Darwin's
  • Natural Selections Beef for Dogs Darwin's
  • Natural Selections Beef for Dogs Darwin's
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Natural Selections™: Raw Beef Dog Food

Natural Selections™: Raw Beef Dog Food

Each package = 2.0 lb

Our Natural Selections line uses only the best ingredients your dog needs:

  • USDA-quality, whole, fresh ingredients
  • Antibiotic-free meats
  • Organic vegetables
  • No fillers, no grains, no mechanically-separated meats
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Ingredients

Antibiotic-Free Meat (72.41%): Ground Lean Beef Meat, Beef Hearts, Beef Livers.

Organic Vegetables (24.43%): Cabbage, Lettuce, Squash (seasonal), Sweet Potato, and Parsley.

Special Nutrient Mix (3.19%): Organic Sunflower Seed Oil, Cod Liver Oil, Proprietary Vitamin and Mineral Mix.

Key Benefits

Our cattle have been entirely grass-fed, with no grain ever in their diet. This provides meat with far superior nutrients to grain-fed Beef. Ruminant meats like Beef or Bison are high in Omega 3 Fatty Acids and are an important part of a balanced and varied diet for dogs. Beef is a natural source of essential Amino Acids, as well as the essential minerals Magnesium and Potassium.

Organ Meats

(25%):Our meals contain the organ meats: Beef heart and Beef Liver, which are dense with essential minerals and vitamins. They are rich sources of Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6), Vitamin D, Phosphorus, Iron, and Zinc.

Hormone-free and Antibiotic-free

The beef in our Natural Selections™ meals has never been given any hormones, steroids or antibiotics, ever.

Organic Vegetables

Vegetables provide our dog foods with important fiber, minerals, and vitamins. We use only USDA Certified Organic Vegetables in our Natural Selections™ meals for dogs, a mix of leafy greens like Romaine lettuce and Cabbage, and root vegetables like Yellow Squash, and Zucchini.

Trace Minerals & Vitamins

We include the important minerals Manganese, Magnesium, Iron,  and Zinc proteinates, Sea Salt, Thiamine (B1) and Vitamin E from natural sources in easily absorbable forms.

Oils

Our beef meals for dogs have a small amount of Organic Sunflower Seed Oil which provides an important balance of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids in the meal. We also include wild-caught Alaskan Cod Liver Oil for a natural source of Vitamin D.

Nutritional Analysis for Natural Selections Beef for Dogs

Guaranteed Analysis

Component As Fed Dry Matter Caloric Contribution
Crude Protein (min) 14.0 % 48.28 % 39.2 %
Crude Fat (min) 8.0 % 27.59 % 54.4 %
Crude Fiber (max) 1.0 % 1.90 % —
Moisture (max) 71.0 % — —
Ash (max) 2.0 % 5.10 % —
Carbohydrate (calc) 4.0 % 13.79 % 6.4 %

Energy Analysis

  • Kilocalories per ounce: 36 kcal/oz
  • Kilocalories per kilogram: 1 742 kcal/kg
  • Kilocalories per kilogram (DM): 4 437.93 kcal/kg DM

Fatty Acids

Omega 6 to Omega 3 Ratio: 3.83 : 1

Fatty Acid Unit AAFCO Min. (per 1 000 kcal) NS Beef Canine Formula
(per 1 000 kcal)
Linoleic Acid g 3.3 3.627
Alpha-Linolenic Acid g 0.2 0.294
EPA & DHA g 0.1 0.282

Minerals

Mineral Unit AAFCO Min. (per 1 000 kcal) NS Beef Canine Formula
(per 1 000 kcal)
Calcium g 3.0 3.7
Phosphorus g 2.5 2.91
Ca : P Ratio — 1 : 1 1.42 : 1
Potassium g 1.5 1.52
Sodium g 0.8 0.83
Magnesium g 0.15 0.21
Iron mg 22.0 26.7
Copper mg 3.1 3.62
Manganese mg 1.8 2.3

Amino Acid Profile

Amino Acid g per 1 000 kcal
Total Protein 66.124
Tryptophan 0.64
Threonine 2.637
Isoleucine 2.977
Leucine 5.539
Lysine 5.319
Methionine 1.853
Methionine – Cystine 2.707
Phenylalanine 2.965
Phenylalanine – Tyrosine 3.754
Valine 3.515
Arginine 4.232
Histidine 2.176

Vitamins

Vitamin Unit AAFCO Min. (per 1 000 kcal) NS Beef Canine Formula
(per 1 000 kcal)
Vitamin A IU 1250 14 261
Vitamin D IU 125 645.46
Vitamin E IU 12.5 31.04
Thiamine (B1) mg 0.56 3.81
Riboflavin (B2) mg 1.30 2.14
Pantothenic Acid (B5) mg 3.00 6.68
Niacin (B3) mg 3.40 19.86
Pyridoxine (B6) mg 0.38 1.37
Folic Acid mg 0.054 0.19
Vitamin B12 mg 0.007 0.03

What's Inside:

  • Vet-Approved Recipes

    All of our recipes have been developed and reviewed by veterinary nutritionists and are formulated to meet or exceed AAFCO guidelines.

  • Human-Grade Ingredients

    We only use fresh, whole USDA-quality ingredients when crafting your pet's meals. All of our ingredients are consciously sourced from farms we trust.

  • Minimal Processing

    When we say raw, we really mean it. We do as little as possible to process your pet's meals to maintain good bacteria and nutrient bioavailability.

FAQs

Do you offer free shipping?

Yes! We offer free shipping to most of the US on all orders over 20 lbs.

Who formulates your recipes?

Our recipes are formulated with top experts, veterinarians, and veterinary nutritionists. All of our recipes are reviewed and approved by our advisory panel of vets and vet nutritionists.

Are you ingredients ethically sourced?

Yes. All of our ingredients are sourced from farms we trust. We visit each farm regularly to ensure not only the quality of the ingredients but to ensure the farm meets are rigorous standards for humane treatment of both staff and animals.

What's the difference between BioLogics and Natural Selections?

We strive to make raw feeding as accessible as possible for as many pet parents as possible. We recognize feeding large dogs or a large pack of dogs can be expensive, and so we developed our BioLogics Line.

BioLogics uses the exact same recipes as our Natural Selections line. Both are complete and balanced for all life stages. Both are minimally processed, biologically-appropriate, and inspired by their ancestral diet. Both use human-grade ingredients only sourced from farms we trust.

The primary difference is that while Natural Selections uses only antibiotic-free meats and organic vegetables, BioLogics uses conventional ingredients. These farms still meet all of our ethical standards. But sourcing conventional ingredients for our BioLogics recipes allows us to price them about 15% lower than our Natural Selections line, making it a more accessible way to feed raw.

Reviews

  • Paul James

    I can’t say enough good things about Darwin’s. The food is such high quality and my dog absolutely can’t wait for mealtime.

  • Elena

    I have been giving my dogs Darwin's food for years. I credit raw food my previous dog's perfect health.

  • Lindsey

    My 5 dogs loved Darwin’s!! Great quality and ingredients. Very good price and super easy to use!
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