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Sun February 3, 2008
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Description:
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Feeding guideline
A 50lb dog should be fed about 3 1/2 cups
INGREDIENT LIST:
Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Oat Groats, Potato Product, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E)), Catfish Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Potato Protein, Tomato Pomace, Natural Flavor, Flax Seed Meal, Monosodium Phosphate, Carrots, Celery, Beets, Parsley, Lettuce, Water Crest, Spinach, Lecithin, D/L Methionine, L-Lysine, Fish Oil, Choline Chloride, Kelp Meal, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product Dehydrated, Salt, Glucosamine, Garlic, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Vegetable Oil, Biotin, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Acetate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Citric Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Potassium Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate.
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:
Crude Protein, not less than 24.0%
Crude Fat, not less than 14.0%
Crude Fiber, not more than 4.0%
Moisture, not more than 11.0%
Nutritional Statement:
Pet Chef Express Canine Lamb Meal & Rice Diet is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO dog food nutrient profiles for "All Life Stages".
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Editors
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 3953
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Review Date: Sun February 3, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
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Pros:
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First ingredient is a named meat product
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Cons:
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Insufficient meat content, mixed quality ingredients, controversial filler
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The first ingredient is a named meat product, in meal form. There is a second meat ingredient 6th on the ingredient list, but this is too far down to make a substantial contribution to the overall meat content of the food. We note this is a fish meal ingredient, but are unable to locate any guarantee by the manufacturer that this ingredient is free of ethoxyquin. Ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative commonly added to fish ingredients destined for pet foods and which is banned from use in human foods because it is believed to be carcinogenic. We recommend careful checking of the packaging for any such guarantee (specific to this ingredient).
Rice is the second ingredient, and is a decent quality grain, as is barley. Potato product is a low quality ingredient, comprised of potato peelings, culls and other rejects of human food production.
Beet pulp is controversial filler. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required. There is a range of vegetables and probiotics in the food.
We note that this product includes synthetic vitamin K, a substance alleged by some to be linked to liver problems and that is progressively being removed from better quality dog food products.
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