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Description: Feeding guideline:
A 50lb dog should be fed 2 3/4 cups


Caloric Data (ME*)
kcal/kg = 3,670 (calculated)
kcal/cup = 462 calories (as fed).


Ingredients:
Organic Deboned Chicken, Organic Brown Rice, Organic Oatmeal, Chicken Meal, Organic Ground Barley, Organic Ground Millet, Salmon Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Organic Canola Oil, Natural Chicken Flavor, Organic Blueberries, Organic Dried Egg, Potatoes, Organic Peas, Calcium Carbonate, Alfalfa Meal, Caramel, Potassium Chloride, Salmon Oil (source of Natural Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Choline Chloride, Salt, Organic Sunflower Oil (source of Natural Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Organic Kelp Meal, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Taurine, Dicalcium Phosphate, Natural Mixed Tocopherols, Turmeric, Organic Parsley, Dried Chicory Root, Organic Garlic, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Cobalt Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Cobalt), Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Aspergillus niger, Enterococcus faecum, Trichoderma longbrachiatum, Bacillus subtilus.

Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein 24.0% min
Crude Fat 14.0% min
Crude Fiber 4.0% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.36% min
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 1.55% min


*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.



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Registered: October 2005
Posts: 3953
Review Date: Mon December 24, 2007 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: Not Indicated | Rating: 0 

 
Pros: First and fourth ingredients are named meat products, organic, good quality ingredients throughout
Cons: Insufficient meat content

The first ingredient in this food is a named meat product. It is chicken inclusive of water content (about 80%) meaning that when the water is removed as it must be to create a dry product, the ingredient will weigh around 20% of its wet weight. It is thus unlikely that this is the true first ingredient in the food, but would be more accurately placed further down the ingredient list.


The second (and true first) ingredient in the food is organic brown rice. This is a good quality ingredient, but the major ingredient of any dog food should be meat. This is followed by organic oatmeal - another good quality grain, but still grain. The first true meat ingredient does not occur until fourth on the ingredient list. There is a further meat meal ingredient (salmon) at 7th, just ahead of the fat content, but this is too far down to compensate the overall meat content of the food.


The food contains a range of fruits/vegetables and a good range of probiotics. Overall, it appears to be a good quality product worthy of its 4* rating, but would require a higher meat content to be rated more highly.


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