Nutrition and Ingredients
Answering questions about smallbatch ingredients and recipes
Do your foods meet AAFCO nutrient requirements?
Our complete diets for dogs are formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO dog food nutrient profiles for All Life Stages excluding the growth of large sized dogs. This includes our frozen raw sliders and patties, freeze-dried
Can I get a more in-depth nutritional analysis of your products?
Sure! We are working on updating much of our nutritional data to be able to add it to our website during a much needed refresh, later this year. Please reach out to our customer service team via email ( [email protected] ) or live chat and we ca
Does Smallbatch use synthetic vitamins?
We do not use synthetic vitamins. Our foods are made using humanely raised and harvested, meat, bone and organ, 100% organic produce and naturally sourced supplements.
Are your foods grain free?
Yes! All of our recipes are complete and balanced for All Life Stages and only use humanely raised and harvested meat, bone and organ, 100% organic produce and naturally sourced supplements. These combined ingredients provide a healthy, nutritious di
How many calories are in your foods?
Calorie content, as well as ingredients and guaranteed analysis information, can be found both on the packaging and on the individual product pages on our website. Use the main menu to navigate to the product you're interested in learning more about!
How many calories per cup are in the Mealbites for Cats?
Below you'll find the approximate kcal/cup values for our freeze dried Mealbites for cats:. Chicken: 190kcal/cupTurkey: 190kcal/cupBeef: 230kcal/cupDue to the size and shape variability of the Mealbites, these are the best representation of each reci
How many carbohydrates are in your foods?
We do not have exact carbohydrate values available for our diets as they are quite low. Our recipes are primarily high-quality meat, with a small amount of organic produce and superfoods so we do consider all of our products to be low in carbohydrate
Is there Taurine in your foods?
Yes! Due to the high meat content in our dog and cat diets, our foods are naturally sufficient in Taurine and other essential amino acids that dogs use to synthesize their own Taurine! Our cat diets are sufficient in Taurine without supplementation.
Do your Beef and Lamb recipes include any muscle meat?
Yes, they do! In raw feeding, heart is actually considered muscle meat, not organ, and is some of the most nutrient dense muscle meat available. The heart, while serving a function within the body, is not a secreting organ (like kidney or liver) and
What variety of squash do you use?
We use Butternut Squash in all of our squash-inclusive recipes.
Why is the freeze-dried higher fat than the raw foods?
Freeze-dried foods often appear higher in fat because they contain very little moisture (typically under 5%). With most of the water removed, nutrients like fat become more concentrated, which increases the percentages you see on the label. Frozen ra
How much bone is used in your recipes?
Because we use whole cuts, and in some cases whole animals like duck and rabbit, exact ingredient ratios can vary slightly from batch to batch. On average, our recipes contain:. While our complete diet formulations are inspired by a prey model approa
How much organ meat is used in your recipes?
Because we use whole cuts, and in some cases whole animals like duck and rabbit, exact ingredient ratios can vary slightly from batch to batch and recipe to recipe. On average, our recipes contain:. While our complete diet formulations are inspired b
Why is Vitamin E Supplement included in your recipes?
Vitamin E plays an important dual role in our recipes. In addition to supporting overall health as an essential nutrient, it also acts as a natural antioxidant that helps preserve freshness in our frozen products.The Vitamin E we use is naturally sou
Who formulates your foods?
We work with a team of consulting veterinarians and a PhD Animal Nutritionist — together bringing over 60 years of combined nutrition experience across a range of specialties. We've intentionally built a collaborative model rather than relying on a s
Do your recipes contain any fillers or artificial preservatives?
No fillers, no artificial preservatives. Our diets and treat are made with whole foods — muscle meat, organ meat, raw meaty bones, and organic produce. We don't use corn, wheat, soy, rendered by-products, or artificial anything. For preservation, our
Why do your foods contain organ meats?
Organ meat is one of the most nutrient-dense components of a raw or fresh diet. Liver in particular is a rich source of Vitamin A, B vitamins (especially B12 and folate), iron, copper, and zinc — nutrients that are harder to deliver at meaningful lev
Do you have any low-fat recipes?
While we do not make any recipes with intentionally low-fat at this time, our recipes do closely follow the natural make-up of the protein they are sourced from.For leaner recipes, check out our Chicken, Turkey, Rabbit and Pork (yes, Pork!) raw, free