UNDERSTANDING PET FOOD QUALITY Brand Name
HANDMADE HOLISTIC WHOLE FOOD FOR DOGS
HANDMADE HOLISTIC WHOLE FOOD FOR DOGS
NATURAL CHICKEN & RICE
ORGANIC CHICKEN ENHANCED WITH RASPBERRIES
WE BELIEVE PETS DESERVE REAL FOOD! ALL NATURAL ORGANICALLY GROWN HANDMADE FOOD SIMPLE, WHOLESOME, COMPLETE NUTRITION SUPERIOR, UNPROCESSED HUMAN GRADE INGREDIENTS NOTHING ADDED, NOTHING NEEDED TO BE ADDED
WE BELIEVE PETS DESERVE REAL FOOD! ALL NATURAL ORGANICALLY GROWN HANDMADE FOOD SIMPLE, WHOLESOME, COMPLETE NUTRITION SUPERIOR, UNPROCESSED HUMAN GRADE INGREDIENTS NOTHING ADDED, NOTHING NEEDED TO BE ADDED
NET CONTENTS: 1 LOAF NET WEIGHT: 26 OZ. (727 G)
Product
Chicken Patties
Chicken Diet Nuggets
Chicken Diet Patties
Ground chicken (including backs), broccoli, romaine lettuce, carrots, cantaloupe, chicken livers, chicken gizzards, rice bran, flaxseed, egg shell powder, tuna oil, dicalcium phosphate, dried kelp, sea salt, extract of chicory, zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, copper proteinate, rosemary extract.
Ingredients
Chicken Ground with Bone, Chicken Liver, Chicken Gizzard, Pumpkin Seed, Potassium Chloride, Org. Cranberries, Org. Spinach, Org. Broccoli, Org. Beets, Sodium Phosphate Monobasic, Org. Carrots, Org. Squash, Org. Apples, Org. Blueberries, Choline Chloride, Dried Pediococcus Acidilactici Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Longum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Taurine, Tocopherols (Preservative), Calcium Carbonate, Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Proteinate, Thiamine Monohydrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Vitamin B12 Supplement.
Guaranteed Analysis*
Crude Protein (min) 15% Crude Fat (min) 9% Crude Fiber (max) 2% Moisture (max) 70%
Crude Protein (min) 10% Crude Protein (min) 10% Crude Fat (min) 6% Crude Fat (min) 6% Crude Fiber (max) 1% Crude Fiber (max) 1% Moisture (max) 78% Moisture (max) 78%
Price Per Serving
$2.42 (8 Oz.)
$2.24 (6 Oz.)
One-Month Supply**
$ 72.60
$67.20
Instinct Chicken Formula
Instinct Organic Chicken Formula
Chicken Mix
Basic Chicken Formula
Premier Chicken Formula
Slice & Ser ve Chick & Veg
Homestyle Chicken & Rice
Holistic Chicken Dog Meal
Chicken, eggs, chicken liver, chicken broth, carrots, brown rice, peas, rice bran, carrageenan, salt, natural flavors.
Chicken Broth, Chicken, Eggs, Carrots, Ground Oats, Chicken Liver, Brown Rice, Peas, Salt, Guar Gum, Natural Flavors.
Free-range chicken, whole oat meal, whole brown rice, cauliflower, steamed carrots, sweet peas, diced tomato, celery, eggs, ground eggshells, extra virgin olive oil, rosemary, lemon and apples.
NET CONTENTS: 8 MEATBALLS NET WEIGHT: 16 OZ. (454 G)
Holistic Organic Chicken Dog Meal Organic Chicken, Whole Grain Rice, Organic Carrots, Organic Sweet Peas, Organic Red Potatoes, Celery Organic Spinach, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Raspberries, Rosemary, Organic Eggs and Organic Eggshells.
Chicken, Raw Ground Chicken Bone, Turkey, Turkey Liver, Turkey Heart, Apples, Carrots, Butternut Squash, Ground Flaxseeds, Montmorillonite Clay, Chicken Eggs, Broccoli, Lettuce, Spinach, Dried Kelp, Apple Cider Vinegar, Parsley, Honey, Salmon Oil, Olive Oil, Blueberries, Alfalfa Sprouts, Persimmons, Duck Eggs, Pheasant Eggs, Quail Eggs, Inulin, Rosemary, Sage, Clove
Organic Chicken, Organic Chicken Liver, Organic Chicken Heart, Raw Ground Organic Chicken Bone, Organic Chicken Eggs, Organic Bok Choy, Organic Carrots, Organic Apples, Organic Pears, Montmorillonite Clay, Organic Persimmons, Organic Flaxseed Oil, Organic Yogurt [Organic Milk, Organic Skimmed Milk, Fructooligosaccharides, Pectin, Live Yogurt Cultures (Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Bifidobacterium Animalis, Enterococcus Thermophilus, Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, Lactobacillus Casei)], Organic Alfalfa Sprouts, Organic Parsley, Organic Blueberries
Chicken Neck, Chicken Frames, Chicken Heart, Chicken Liver, Organic Carrots, Organic Dandelion Greens, Mango, Organic Apples, Organic Parsley.
Chicken, Chicken Necks, Ground Chicken Bones, Chicken Hearts, Organic Kale, Organic Carrots, Organic Yams, Chicken Livers, Organic Broccoli, Organic Apples, Organic Ground Flaxseed, Cranberries, Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Organic Parsley, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Kelp, Alfalfa, Mixed Tocopherols (source of vitamin E).
Antibiotic-free chicken necks & bones, antibioticfree chicken, antibiotic-free chicken organs (hearts, gizzards, liver), green beans, acorn squash, broccoli.
Antibiotic-free chicken necks & bones, antibioticfree chicken, antibiotic-free chicken organs (hearts, gizzards, liver), green beans, acorn squash, broccoli.
Crude Protein (min) 13% Crude Fat (min) 6% Crude Fiber (max) 2% Moisture (max) 68%
Crude Protein (min) 13% Crude Fat (min) 6% Crude Fiber (max) 2% Moisture (max) 68%
Crude Protein (min) 13% Crude Fat (min) 6% Crude Fiber (max) 1% Moisture (max) 71%
Crude Protein (min) 13% Crude Fat (min) 7% Crude Fiber (max) 1% Moisture (max) 72%
Crude Protein (min) 15.3% Crude Fat (max) 11% Fiber (min) 0.2% Moisture (max) 69.9%
Crude Protein (min)15.3% Crude Protein (min) 10% 6% Crude Fat (max) 11% Crude Fat (min) 2% Fiber (min) 0.2% Crude Fiber (max) 73% Moisture (max) 69.9% Moisture (max)
$2.99 (6 Oz.)
$2.33 (8 Oz.)
$3.42 (8 Oz.)
$2.29 (8 Oz.)
$2.49 (8 Oz.)
$1.44 (8 Oz.)
$1.79 (8 Oz.)
$1.67 (8 Oz.)
$4.47 (8 Oz.)
$2.24 (6 Oz.)
$2.99 (6 Oz.)
$ 89.92
$ 69.90
$ 102.60
$ 68.70
$ 74.70
$ 43.20
$ 53.70
$ 51.85
$ 134.10
$ 67.20
$ 89.92
Ground chicken (including backs), broccoli, romaine lettuce, carrots, cantaloupe, chicken livers, chicken gizzards, rice bran, flaxseed, egg shell powder, tuna oil, dicalcium phosphate, dried kelp, sea salt, extract of chicory, zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, copper proteinate, rosemary extract.
* Represents PRE-COOKED, PRE-PROCESSED measurement. Always consider this and MOISTURE CONTENT when evaluating food quality.
HIGHLY PROCESSED PET FOOD Conventional frozen food companies generally buy their meat in denatured form, add coloring, chemical additives, and manmade nutritional supplements to achieve the MINIMUM AAFCO standards. These blends are then processed with stabilizing preservatives. Bi-products, animal frame and poor quality grain fi ller are commonly used. The mixture is pushed through tubes and put into a sausage style plastic casing or cut into medallion shapes to be refrigerated and/or frozen. This process typically results in 68 – 80% water/moisture content.
Canine Chicken Formula
TOMATOES & SPINACH
** Daily Recommended Intake for an average 20 Pound Canine
PROCESSED PET FOOD Most ingredients in minimally processed pet food start off as whole food ingredients and end up being processed with moderate heat. This slurr y of ingredients is often put into a sausage type roll or sliced into cubes like the pictured product. Natural preservatives, that do not need to be listed as such, and nutritional supplements are often added to improve the nutritional quality of the product in order to meet AAFCO standard. This process typically has a water (moisture) content of 70 – 85%.
Crude Protein (min) 6.0% Crude Protein (min) 24% Crude Fat (min) 4.0% Crude Fat (min) 14% Crude Fiber (max) 1.5% Crude Fiber (max) 12% Moisture (max) 78.0% Moisture (max) 62%
Crude Protein (min) 24% Crude Fat (min) 14% Crude Fiber (max) 12% Moisture (max) 62%
NOTE: ALL Brand/Product data quoted herein was pulled frommanufacturer websites as of 08/11
HAND PREPARED PET FOOD Hand prepared pet food meals normally use organic or natural whole food ingredients. Raw meat is mixed with steamed vegetables and crushed fruit to provide maximum s minimum bio-availability of nutrients. Chemical additives and supplements are not needed to meet the industr y’ standard. Most do not add preservatives, coloring,fl avoring or fillers. Moisture content ranges from 44-62% which mimics that of the natural moisture level of the meat and ingredients used.