Rate my dog food ingredients.....

[~Jessie~]

Because "chicken" contains water... once it is cooked down, it weighs less meaning it ends up further down the list. It only ends up first on the list of ingredients because it is heavier from the water.

Meal is the chicken already cooked down, therefore more meal is needed so that it is number one on the list of ingredients.

[ihartgonzo]

I'm bored... so I'll critique it! =D

Chicken ~ I prefer Chicken Meal.
Brown Rice ~ ok
Lamb Meal ~ ok
Oatmeal ~ ok
Barley ~ Similar to wheat, not preferable.
Duck Meal ~ Like Mordy said, unnecessary. I'd rather have MORE lamb meal or chicken meal than throwing a little bit of Duck in.
Potatos ~ ok, but this is the 3rd "starchy" ingredient listed.
Natural Flavor ~ I am not partial to a kibble that has to add flavoring.
Brewers Yeast ~ Common allergen.
Fish Meal ~ baaad!
Whole Ground Flaxseed ~ Not a good ingredient in any kibble, IMO.

Overall Grade ~ 7

[Red_ACD_for_me]

Heres what I feed Timberwolf lamb and apple I was feeding Innova evo RM but it was doing my ACD justice


PROTEIN: 28%
FAT: 18%
FIBER: 3%
MOISTURE: 9%
ASH: 6.9%
Kcal/kg: 3,920
OMEGA-6 FATTY ACIDS: 3.8%
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS: 1.3%
CALCIUM: 1.8%
PHOSPHOROUS: 1.4%
VITAMIN A: 22,000 IU/KG
VITAMIN D: 1,200 IU/KG
VITAMIN E: 350 IU/KG
Copper 16mg/KG

Lamb Barley & Apples formula contains gourmet fresh Walnut oil and herbs such as rosemary, anise seed and mint that are used to assist in digestion and for their anti - oxidant properties. Has a pleasant rosemary and roasted walnut aroma. The Lamb, Barley and Apples formula makes a good B.A.R.F mixer formula for meat as it has the highest levels of calcium, magnesium, manganese and zinc. This helps to balance the added phosphorous levels of the meat.

Ingredients: Lamb, Salmon Meal, Lamb Meal, Salmon, Whole Ground Oats, Whole Ground Barley, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and rosemary extract), Whole Ground Flaxseed, Unrefined Walnut Oil, Watercress, Spinach, Celery, Parsley, Fennel Seed, Dried Goats Milk, Atlantic Kelp, Hydrated Alfalfa Leaf, Wild Salmon Oil, Cottage Cheese, Potassium Chloride, Rosemary, Apples, Cinnamon, Thyme, Dried Carrots, Anise Seed, Ginger Root, Basil, Dried Mint, Choline Chloride, Lecithin, Probiotics: (Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Lactis, Bacillus Bifidum, Streptococcus Diacetilactis, Bacillus Subtillus), Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols (a source of vitamin E), Lysine, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Thiamine, Methionine, Carnitine, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Iodine Proteinate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine (a source of vitamin B6), Copper Proteinate, Selenium Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Papain, Yucca Schidigera Extract.