"premium foods" continued... not so premium, but are called that...
Now, the not so premium but still ok, these are middle of the ground foods:
Nutro Natural choice. I won’t list Nutro Max because it’s not as good, the plus side to Nutro is it comes in a Large Breed formula and it’s readily available at PetSmart and other pet supply stores. Ingredients for Nutro Natural Choice LARGE Breed Puppy:
Chicken Meal, Ground Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Wheat Flour, Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Dried Beet Pulp, Poultry Fat,(preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural vitamin E), Natural Flavor, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural vitamin E), Lamb Meal, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Dried Egg Product, Lecithin, Dried Kelp, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Biotin, Ascorbic Acid (source of vitamin C), Manganese Proteinate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Manganous Oxide, Chondroitin Sulfate, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Proteinate, L-Carnitine, Sodium Selenite, Riboflavin Supplement (source of vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of vitamin K activity), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid.
You’ll see the down fall is more fillers, but that’s why it’s affordable too.
So called “preium” foods:
Eukanuba. Now you are going to start to see a lot of fillers! Ingredients for Eukanuba Large Breed:
Chicken, Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Ground Whole Grain Barley, Chicken By-Product Meal, Fish Meal (source of fish oil), Natural Chicken Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a source of vitamin E, and Citric Acid), Dried Egg Product, Brewers Dried Yeast, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Flax Meal, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Ferrous Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Chondroitin Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Rosemary Extract, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Beta-carotene, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Folic Acid, Cobalt Carbonate.
Oh, and look at that, hidden down low... there’s some by-products too!
Science Diet Again, another so called “premium” food, but if you check the incredients it’s not so premium after all... sure does have the price tag for it though! Ingredients for Science Diet Canine Maintenance formula:
Chicken, brewers rice, rice flour, corn meal, soybean meal, ground grain sorghum, chicken by-product meal, animal fat (preserved with BHA, propyl gallate and citric acid), vegetable oil, natural flavor, dried beet pulp, dried egg product, flaxseed, preserved with BHT, BHA and ethoxyquin, beta-carotene, minerals (iodized salt, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, potassium chloride, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, ascorbic acid [a source of Vitamin C], niacin, thiamine, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement
Do I see Corn AND By-products in there? I think I do...
Other ones on the same level as this are Natures Choice (made by Science Diet), Iams, Natures Recipe, Pro Plan (Purina), and Royal Canin. They have the “Premium” price without the Premium ingredients. They say they are, but with closer look there is better out there! Don’t be fooled by these guys (or your vet pushing them because they get kick backs from the company!).
Nutro Natural choice. I won’t list Nutro Max because it’s not as good, the plus side to Nutro is it comes in a Large Breed formula and it’s readily available at PetSmart and other pet supply stores. Ingredients for Nutro Natural Choice LARGE Breed Puppy:
Chicken Meal, Ground Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Wheat Flour, Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Dried Beet Pulp, Poultry Fat,(preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural vitamin E), Natural Flavor, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural vitamin E), Lamb Meal, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Dried Egg Product, Lecithin, Dried Kelp, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Biotin, Ascorbic Acid (source of vitamin C), Manganese Proteinate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Manganous Oxide, Chondroitin Sulfate, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Proteinate, L-Carnitine, Sodium Selenite, Riboflavin Supplement (source of vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of vitamin K activity), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid.
You’ll see the down fall is more fillers, but that’s why it’s affordable too.
So called “preium” foods:
Eukanuba. Now you are going to start to see a lot of fillers! Ingredients for Eukanuba Large Breed:
Chicken, Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Ground Whole Grain Barley, Chicken By-Product Meal, Fish Meal (source of fish oil), Natural Chicken Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a source of vitamin E, and Citric Acid), Dried Egg Product, Brewers Dried Yeast, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Flax Meal, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Ferrous Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Chondroitin Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Rosemary Extract, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Beta-carotene, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Folic Acid, Cobalt Carbonate.
Oh, and look at that, hidden down low... there’s some by-products too!
Science Diet Again, another so called “premium” food, but if you check the incredients it’s not so premium after all... sure does have the price tag for it though! Ingredients for Science Diet Canine Maintenance formula:
Chicken, brewers rice, rice flour, corn meal, soybean meal, ground grain sorghum, chicken by-product meal, animal fat (preserved with BHA, propyl gallate and citric acid), vegetable oil, natural flavor, dried beet pulp, dried egg product, flaxseed, preserved with BHT, BHA and ethoxyquin, beta-carotene, minerals (iodized salt, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, potassium chloride, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, ascorbic acid [a source of Vitamin C], niacin, thiamine, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement
Do I see Corn AND By-products in there? I think I do...
Other ones on the same level as this are Natures Choice (made by Science Diet), Iams, Natures Recipe, Pro Plan (Purina), and Royal Canin. They have the “Premium” price without the Premium ingredients. They say they are, but with closer look there is better out there! Don’t be fooled by these guys (or your vet pushing them because they get kick backs from the company!).