Do these foods have good ingrediants?
Which one of these are better? There are seven different dog foods for puppys. I list them by name after you choose so brand doesn’t have a factor in it.
Turkey, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, chicken meal (natural source of glucosamine), pearled barley, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), oat meal, dried egg product, pea fiber, dried beet pulp, fish oil, natural flavor, potassium chloride, calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, salt, dried tomatoes, blueberry pomace, dried sweet potatoes, choline chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, niacin, copper proteinate, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.
Lamb meal, ground rice, pearled barley, oatmeal, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), dried egg, lamb digest, tomato pomace, flax seed, potassium chloride, salt, taurine, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), inositol, niacin supplement, vitamin A supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, beta-carotene, riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), minerals (zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, iron proteinate, copper sulfate, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), choline chloride, yucca schidigera, rosemary extract.
Chicken meal, brown rice, rice bran, lamb meal, poultry fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, natural source of linoleic acid), sunflower oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, source of linoleic acid), flaxseed (natural source of alpha linolenic acid), natural flavors, beet pulp, alfalfa (natural source of chlorophyll), salmon meal (natural source of DHA), oatmeal, tomato pomace (natural source of lycopene), fish oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, natural source of DHA), cranberry, dried egg product, kelp (natural source of iodine), taurine, bacillus licheniformis fermentation extract, bacillus subtilis fermentation extract, l-carnitine, glucosamine hydrochloride, chondroitin sulfate, garlic (natural source of selenium), marigold extract (natural source of lutein), lycopene
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Whole Ground Barley, Oatmeal, Rye, Whole Potatoes, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Menhaden Fish Meal (natural source of DHA-Docosahexaneoic Acid), Tomato Pomace (natural source of Lycopene), Natural Chicken Flavor, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Dried Egg, Blueberries, Cranberries, Flaxseed, Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, Taurine, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Turmeric, Garlic, Sunflower Oil (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Herring Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Fructooligosaccharides, Monooligosaccharides, Dried Chicory Root, Black Malted Barley, Oil of Rosemary, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin C, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Beta Carotene, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Choline Chloride, Calcium Phosphate, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium), Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Salt, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Bifidobacterium longum, Enterococcus faecium
Deboned Lamb, Lamb Meal, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Whole Ground Barley, Fish Meal, Oatmeal, Rye, Whole Potatoes, Sunflower Oil (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Tomato Pomace (natural source of Lycopene), Natural Flavor, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Flaxseed, Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, Taurine, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Turmeric, Garlic, Herring Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Fructooligosaccharides, Monooligosaccharides, Dried Chicory Root, Black Malted Barley, Oil of Rosemary, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin C, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Beta Carotene, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vit
1. Purina Pro Plan
2. Nature’s Recipe
3. Blue Buffalo
4. Avoderm
5. Beneful
6. Natural Balance
7. Purina One
All of this information came off the back of the bag’s!
Tags: beet pulp, calcium iodate, calcium phosphate, chloride calcium, corn gluten meal, flax seed, ground rice, l lysine, lamb meal, lysine monohydrochloride, natural flavors, oat meal, pearled barley, potassium chloride salt, rice bran, sodium bisulfite, source of vitamin k, supplement calcium, vitamin b 12, yucca schidigera
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
You only list 5 ingredients listings, yet you have 7 brands. And you are incorrect, #4 and #5 are NOT Avoderm and Beneful, their ingredients don’t read that way. Those ingredients listings are consistent with Blue Buffalo’s wording.
Here is a typical Blue Buffalo food:
Deboned Lamb, Lamb Meal, Whole Ground Barley, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Rye, Fish Meal, Whole Potatoes, Tomato Pomace (natural source of Lycopene), Sunflower Oil (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Natural Flavor, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Flaxseed, Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, Taurine, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Turmeric, Garlic, Herring Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Fructooligosaccharides, Monooligosaccharides, Dried Chicory Root, Black Malted Barley, Oil of Rosemary, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin C, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Beta Carotene, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Choline Chloride, Calcium Phosphate, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium), Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Potassium Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Salt, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Bifidobacterium longum, Enterococcus faecium.
See? You got yourself all mixed up, but worse, you have incorrect information that may confuse people into thinking that Purina foods are okay. They’re not.
Here is a typical Avoderm food:
Chicken Meal, Ground Whole Brown Rice, Ground Whole Rice, Oatmeal, Rice Bran, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Ascorbic Acid), Avocado Meal, Flax Seed, Dried Alfalfa Meal, Avocado Oil, Herring Meal, Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Rosemary Extract, Sage Extract, Bromelain, Papain, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product, Monosodium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, DL-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Source of Vitamin E), Zinc Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B Complex), Copper Sulfate, Zinc Methionine, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Niacin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement.
And here is the Beneful ‘food’:
Ground yellow corn, corn gluten meal, whole wheat flour, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), soy protein concentrate, soybean meal, pearled barley, brewers rice, tricalcium phosphate, sugar, water, animal digest, sorbitol, phosphoric acid, salt, potassium chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, calcium carbonate, sorbic acid (a preservative), dried spinach, dried sweet potatoes, dried apples, dicalcium phosphate, choline chloride, calcium propionate (a preservative), DL-Methionine, added color (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 2, Yellow 6), zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, manganese sulfate, Vitamin A supplement, niacin, Vitamin B-12 supplement, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, copper sulfate, biotin, garlic oil, thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), calcium iodate, sodium selenite.
There isn’t even any meat in Beneful! Not to mention it’s nothing but corn and more carcinogenic dyes than vitamins. Disgusting!
Anyways, just wanted to clear that up . . . .
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Not just GOOD ingredients! Those are GREAT ingredients!
Hurm. You’re a moron.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
yes
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
I would recommend "Canidaie"
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
two words – Natural choice!
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
YES
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
sure
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
actually its hard to tell because thats alot of reading to do but go to this website cuttersmill.com its in new jersey but you dont have to order the food its a highend pet store i know because i used to work there see what kind of food they have then search it where your at thats the best way
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
The fourth one sounds pretty good to me. The ingredients look wholesome.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Personally, I like 3 and 5 the best. Were I to pick one, I’d probably go with 3. Three animal sources in the first 5 ingredients.
I could live with the two rice sources and the "natural flavor", if the protein/fat percentages were high enough.
ADD: Just read the names. #5 is Beneful, huh? What do you know?
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Purina puppy chow has been around a long time. It is tried, tested and true. Million of puppies have been raised on it and grown to live long happy lives. I would just go with it. By the way I am really impressed with all the work you put in to your question.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Here is an absolutely excellent website to find out how many stars your dog food is rated. I would suggest feeding at least a 4 star food. Some people think that spending too much on dog food is a waste of money, but keep in mind that the better the food, the less you feed and the smaller the poops as more of the food is being absorbed. Also, if your dog is well fed with highly nutritional food, he will be healthier and less trips to the vet.
Website: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
If you are very concerned about feeding what is absolutely best for your dog, consider feeding raw. It is what a dog’s body was built to eat and digest.
I buy raw from http://www.omaspride.com
I originally fed my dog Iams (before I did research and realized Iams is crap) and then I started feeding Orijen (6 star food) and my dog became much healthier. Now I feed raw and he is the absolute healthiest he has ever been and it shows.
Also keep in mind, any food that is worth feeding, won’t be available at Walmart, the grocery market or Petsmart. You would need to google online the closest local distributer to you.
Thank you for caring about the health of your pet.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
1st one is bad. Corn, and its very high on the list of ing. so there is lots of it. I would go with the last one. It sounds like something even I might try! Then maybe second from last. It has some probiotics added, but experts disagree if they are even that valuable in dry form (better to give dogs plain organic unpasteurized yogurt).
Where did you get your info? Was it off the bag? I don’t think the last one is purina ONE.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
All good. Fourth seems to be best as the first ingredient is whole meat, the second ingredient is meat (not grain) and it lists the source of the fish meal (excellent ingredient), as opposed to the last food that just uses the generic "fish meal".
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
I don’t buy food for myself or my dogs that contains words I can’t pronounce. My dogs get a diet of raw chicken carcasses, raw eggs, raw beef, raw lamb, raw pork… Raw meat. They occasionally get table scraps, and sometimes raw carrots. Liver and other internal organs make up a bit of their diet, and fish too. Their treats are usually frozen pieces of diced beef, which they adore. They really don’t need anything else, and I’ve had absolutely no health problems feeding them that way.
However, if you do feed dry food, go for one with a high meat content, and a low grain content. Grains suck for dogs. Make sure that you know what you’re feeding your dogs, so go for something with ingredients you recognise, and actually know what they look like. And make sure that your dog/s get raw meaty bones- Not beef femurs or knuckle bones, bad. Rib bones are good, and raw chicken bones. They keep the dogs teeth clean, and gives them something to chew.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
It looks as though you are on the right track, with the exception of the first product. A high-quality dog food should contain no wheat, corn, soy, or by-products. The highest concentration of protein should be from a species-specific animal source (ie: chicken meal, chicken–btw, "meal" refers to the meat with the water removed making it a higher protein content and therefore better than just the meat). It should be balanced with the right amounts of carbohydrates and fatty acids, and should meet or exceed AAFCO standards. Most quality products are not available in major retail outlets–part of why is that commercial foods are handled multiple times, sit in various temperatures, and may not reach the consumer until 18 months after it was manufactured. If you’d like to talk more about your choice of food for your pet, please feel free to drop me an e-mail and I can give you my phone number (or I’d be happy to call you). I would love for you to use our product; however, the health and well-being of your pet is first and foremost and I’d be glad to give you tips even if you choose to go a different route–NO PRESSURE, I promise!
August 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
In order what *I* think has good ingredients. (Worst to Best)
Beneful (Crap!)
Purina One
Purina Pro Plan
Nature’s Recipe
Blue Buffalo
Avoderm
Natural Balance
But, that is just my opinion.
Edit – Oh, good eye chancelynn2002!