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Sun July 12, 2009
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Description:
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Feeding guideline
A 50lb dog should be fed about 3 cups
Caloric Data:
Calorie Content (ME Calculated, as fed):
3,745 kcal/kg, 586 kcal/cup
Ingredients
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Potato Starch, Turkey Meal, Whitefish Meal, Salmon Meal, Tomato Pomace (natural source of Lycopene), Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Oatmeal, Natural Chicken Flavor, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Flaxseed (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Dried Kelp, Taurine, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine, Yucca Shidigera Extract, Turmeric, Herring Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Dried Chicory Root, Black Malted Barley, Oil of Rosemary, Beta Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Niacin (Vitamin B3), d-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Biotin (Vitamin B7), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Choline Chloride, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Salt, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecium.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein 42.0% min
Crude Fat 16.0% min
Crude Fiber 3.0% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Calcium 1.0% min
Phosphorus 0.9% min
L-Carnitine* 100 mg/kg min
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.25% min
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 3.50% min
Beta-Carotene* 5.0 mg/kg min
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
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Editors
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 3953
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Review Date: Sun July 12, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
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Pros:
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Five of top six ingredients are named meat products, primarily good quality ingredients, minimal grain
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Five of the top six ingredients in this food are named meat products. The first of these is meat inclusive of water content (about 80%) and once that is removed it is likely that these ingredients would be more accurately placed somewhat further down the ingredient list (ingredients are listed in order of weight). However, since this is followed by four meat meal ingredients, we can have fairly high confidence in the level of meat content of the food, although the calcium and phosphorus content of the food throws some doubt into the equation.
This dog food contains only a minimal amount of grain. The major carbohydrate source is potato starch, which is primarily a thickener. The food contains a good range of probiotics and fruits as minor ingredients.
This food is excellent in containing only a very small amount of grain. Grains are not a natural part of a canine diet and it is pleasing to see dog foods on the market that exclude grains completely from the diet. This is a more natural food concept and combined with a complete lack of any low quality or controversial ingredients is the reason this food is placed in a class above the more conventional form dry dog foods. Some lingering doubts about the meat content meant that a 5* rating was considered for this food, but overall it slips into the 6* category.
The only caution we would make on this food is that the high protein content may make it suitable for adult dogs only, particularly in the case of large breeds.
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