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Sun March 23, 2008
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Description:
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METABOLIZABLE ENERGY
1669 kcal/lb
365 kcal/cup
INGREDIENT LIST:
Chicken Meal, Ground Corn, Brown Rice, Rolled Oats, Pearled Barley, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E)), Dried Beet Pulp, Brewers Dried Yeast, Flax Seed Meal, Wheat Germ Meal, Lecithin, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, DL Methionine, L-Lysine, Potassium Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Propionic Acid, Vitamin E Supplement, Biotin, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Acetate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfate (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………….….23.0%
Crude Fat, not less than…………………10.0%
Crude Fiber, not more than……………….4.0%
Moisture, not more than…………………10.0%
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Editors
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 3953
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Review Date: Sun March 23, 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, some low quality grain, controversial filler
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The first ingredient in this food is a named meat product, in meal form. It is the sole meat product in the food, and as only one of five ingredients ahead of the fat content, does not give us confidence that the product contains an adequate amount of meat.
The main grain in the food is corn, which is a difficult to digest grain of limited value and which is also commonly associated with allergies. Rice, oats and barley are all decent quality grains, even if they contribute to the grain-heavy nature of the products.
Beet pulp is a 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.
We note the inclusion of synthetic vitamin K, a substance alleged by some to be linked to liver problems and which is progressively being removed from better quality products.
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