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Chicken, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, oat meal, pearled barley, fat naturally preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), dried egg product, soy flour, calcium phosphate, natural flavor, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, salt, vitamins [Vitamin E supplement, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity)], choline chloride, minerals [zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite],L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate [source of Vitamin C].
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:
Crude Protein (Min) 25.0%
Crude Fat (Min) 15.0%
Crude Fiber (Max) 3.0%
Moisture (Max) 12.0%
Linoleic Acid (Min) 2.3%
Calcium (Ca) (Min) 1.0%
Phosphorus (P) (Min) 0.8%
Selenium (Se) (Min) 0.30 mg/kg
Vitamin E (Min) 200 IU/kg
Ascorbic Acid* (Min) 70 mg/kg
Every product begins with natural meat and poultry or fish sourced from animals that were never given added growth hormones or antibiotics. Nearly all other pet foods utilize meat or poultry meals and by-product meals to deliver the protein needed by dogs and cats.
Corn Gluten Meal
High in Methionine
Corn gluten meal is different from the traditional corn grain used in many pet foods. Corn gluten meal is the high-protein part of the corn kernel that remains when the starch, bran, and germ are extracted. We use highly digestible corn gluten meal for its essential vitamins and minerals, in addition to its role as a rich source of the essential amino acid methionine, which is important to overall pet health.
Corn and corn gluten meal are often blamed as the source of allergic reactions in companion animals. However, corn gluten meal is - in fact - among the least allergenic ingredients for pets. Additionally, according to veterinary dermatologists, corn is not listed as an ingredient most often suspected of causing food allergies.
Oat Groats
High in Carbohydrates & Protein
Oat groats are cleaned oats with the hulls removed.
Pearled Barley
High in Soluble Fiber
Pearled barley is produced from whole barley seeds that have been scoured to remove the seed hull and bran.
Due to its unique nutritional makeup, modest amounts of slowly digested starch and the soluble fiber-glucan, pearled barley is more digestible than whole or cracked barley.
Natural Meat, Poultry, and Fish
Meat and poultry is sourced only from animals that were never given added growth hormones or antibiotics.
We only use natural meat, and never rendered meals.
We use natural meat or poultry as our lead ingredients, and balance our formulation with ingredients that supply additional protein, vitamins, minerals, and essential amino acids necessary for a healthy diet.