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Dog Food Comparison Chart



Just as you compare human foods at the grocery store, you can compare pet foods by reading the labels. Regulations require that ingredients be listed in the order of their content by weight. That means the main ingredient is #1, and so on. We have compared the label of Flint River Ranch with those of four other leading brands. We have identified undesirable ingredients with bold type and a legend number. See the list below for comments pertinent to each undesirable ingredient.


Comparison of Popular Dog Food Brands

Flint River Ranch Super Premium Health Food for Dogs
Iams Chunks
 

Eukanuba Adult Maintenance Formula

PETsMART Premier Oven Baked Chicken Recipe - Adult

Science Diet Canine Maintenance Original Formula

Ingredients


Chicken Meal
Wheat Flour
Ground Rice
Lamb Meal
Poultry Fat (preserved naturally)
Ground Wheat
Dried Whole Eggs

Lecithin

Fish meal
Brewer’s Dried Yeast

Wheat Germ Meal

Dried Kelp

Dehydrated Alfa-Alfa Meal

Minerals

Vitamins

Ingredients


Chicken
(1) Corn Meal
Ground Grain Sorghum
(2) Chicken By-Product Meal
Ground Whole Grain Barley

Fish Meal
Chicken Fat (preserved naturally)
Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed)
Natural Chicken Flavor
(3) Dried Egg Product

Brewers Dried Yeast Minerals

Vitamins

Ingredients


Chicken
(2) Chicken By-Product Meal
Ground Grain Sorghum

Ground Whole Grain Barley

Fish Meal

Chicken Fat (preserved naturally)

Brewers Rice
(4) Natural Chicken Flavor
Dried Beet Pulp
(3) Dried Egg Product

Minerals

Vitamins

Ingredients


Chicken
Wheat Flour
Rice Flour
Chicken Meal
(1) Corn Gluten meal
Canola Oil
(3) Dried Egg Product
Dicalcium Phosphate
(1) Corn Oil
Wheat Bran

 

Ingredients


Chicken
(1) Corn Meal
Ground Grain Sorghum
Ground Wheat
(2) Chicken By-Product Meal
Brewers Rice
(5) Soybean Meal
Animal Fat (preserved with (6) BHA, Propyl Gallate and Citric Acid)
Natural Flavor
Vegetable Oil

(3) Dried egg product

Flax Seed (preserved with (6) BHT and beta-carotene)

Minerals

Vitamins

Guaranteed
Analysis

  Protein
  Fat
  Fiber
  Moisture

23.0%
12.0%
4.0%
10.0%

Guaranteed
Analysis

  Protein
  Fat
  Fiber
  Moisture

26.0%
15.0%
4.0%
10.0%

Guaranteed
Analysis

  Protein
  Fat
  Fiber
  Moisture

25.0%
16.0%
5.0%
10.0%

Guaranteed
Analysis

  Protein
  Fat
  Fiber
  Moisture

25.0%
14.0%
3.0%
10.0%

Guaranteed
Analysis

  Protein
  Fat
  Fiber
  Moisture

21.5%
13.0%
3.0%
10.0%


(1)   Corn Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Corn Oil: Corn is indigestible to dogs, due to their short intestine.

(2)   Chicken By-Product: Ingredients listed as animal by-products are not required to include actual meat. Chicken by-product may include intestine, chicken heads, feathers, bone, beaks, and feet.

(3)   Dried Egg Product: Ingredients listed as product may include an unspecified part of the product. Egg product may include eggshells, and may also not include any egg whites.

(4)   Natural Chicken Flavor: any flavor added reflects the lack of flavor in the main food ingredients.

(5)   Soybean Meal:  Filler product of little to no nutritional value to dogs.

(6)   BHA/BHT: Chemical preservatives that have been banned for human use in many countries. They are still allowed for use in pet foods in the U.S.