Sentences with phrase «based on a dry matter basis»

These percentages are based on a dry matter basis.

Not exact matches

Their matte formulas are not my favorite (neither my favorite matte formula (NARS velvet matte lip pencil) nor my favorite MAC formula (creamsheen)-RRB-, they can be patchy and drying at their worst, but they are mostly good (you have to asses on a case by case basis, not uniform in behavior, which is usually the case anyway no matter the brand).

Orijen Adult Dog includes 5 % fiber on a dry matter basis.

On a dry matter basis this food has 46.67 protein, 24.4 percent fat, 2.7 percent fiber (rather low), and 13.3 percent carbohydrates — very low.

Orijen Adult dog contains 42 % protein on a dry matter basis.

On a dry matter basis this dog food provides 57 % of crude protein, which is well above the government's recommendations.

On a dry matter basis, Blue's Hunter's Stew has an estimated 44 percent protein, 27.8 percent fat, 5.6 percent fiber, and 22 percent carbohydrates.

This is why it's always necessary to make conversions so you can compare canned foods and kibbles on a dry matter basis in terms of their percentage protein, fat, and other ingredients.

On a dry matter basis this food contains about 43 percent carbohydrates.

On a dry matter basis this food contains approximately 36.6 percent protein; 40.9 percent fat; 4.5 percent fiber; and 5.3 percent carbohydrates.

A rule of thumb is that phosphate levels in food should be below 0.5 % on a dry matter basis, but I believe the only diets that are that low in phosphate are the so - called prescription diets, and they are too low in protein.

Start by looking for an AAFCO statement of nutritional adequacy and then compare products based on the ingredients list and dry matter content of key nutrients.

Because canned food contains a great deal of moisture, the protein percentage will look quite small unless it's calculated on the basis of dry matter.

On a dry matter basis, this food contains a reasonable amount of protein and a moderately high quantity of fat.

On a dry matter basis this dog food contains 55 % of protein, a fat level of 36 % and estimated carbohydrates of about 1 %.

On a dry matter basis, this food is formulated to assemble the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO.

Recent data suggests that cats need a diet that is 40 — 45 % protein on a dry matter basis.

According to the Whole Dog Journal, a diet that contains less than 10 % fat on a dry matter basis is considered to be low fat — diets containing 10 % to 15 % fat are moderate fat.

The food also contains an estimated 42.2 percent carbohydrates on a dry matter basis with is high, even if the grains used are of good quality.

Ingrid... would you consider sometime researching and posting information on The Conscious Cat site about protein levels of some of your preferred wet food brands, calculated on the basis of dry matter?

A high quality diet with at least 25 - 30 % (dogs) and 40 - 50 % (cats) meat - based protein (on dry matter basis) is recommended.

Forty - nine dogs with a confirmed diagnosis of chronic intestinal disease (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, inflammatory bowel disease, bacterial overgrowth, acute or chronic gastritis) were fed a diet containing a high concentration of fat (> 20 % on a dry matter basis)[12,13,15,17].

A specificity of those diets is their high fat content (> 17 % fat on a dry matter basis).

Remember when considering nutrient percentages in dog foods that there is a difference between the crude percentages provided in the guaranteed analysis on the label and the dry matter basis figures.

If your dog will not eat one of the commercial therapeutic diets, you will either need to home cook or find another diet that is appropriately low in fat (less than 7 percent fat on a dry matter basis).

When you're accounting for her nutritional intake, consider it on a dry - matter basis and not calories.

On a dry matter basis, this nutritional profile achieves:

On a dry matter basis, Primal's Canine Turkey & Sardine Raw Frozen Formula for Dogs provides 57 percent crude protein (Minimum), which is well above the government's recommendations (18 percent for adult dogs).

For those whose activities last longer, a nutrient profile slightly higher in fat on a dry matter basis may be more appropriate, including:

Figured on a dry matter basis, this food contains approximately 32.6 percent protein, much of it plant - based (corn); and about 14 percent fat.

Figured on a dry matter basis, this food contains approximately 29 percent protein and 11.6 percent fat.

On a dry matter basis, this food contains approximately 23.2 percent protein and 14.6 percent fat.

Reading a diet label shows percentages on an «as fed» basis, so to compare diets, it is necessary to convert values to a dry matter basis through knowing the moisture content.

Further, the diet should be no more than 15 % fat on a dry matter basis (lower for more severely affected patients).

The fiber is about 4.7 percent, figured on a dry matter basis, which is typical for most kibbles.

If protein matter is list - ed as 20 % on the pet food label, you must divide the 20 % protein by the 90 % dry matter to calculate the amount of protein on a dry matter basis.

The level of nutrients is expressed on a «dry matter» basis.

To compare foods on a dry matter basis rather than on as fed, you need to exclude the portion of the food that is moisture.

Pet food manufacturers solve this problem by adding powdered bone meal or calcium carbonate to their pet diets until they contain 1 to 1.2 % calcium on a dry - matter basis.

This part of the label lists the minimal amounts of crude protein and crude fat and the maximal amounts of water and crude fiber on an as - fed (not dry - matter) basis.

a Nutrient requirements are indicated on a dry - matter basis and are per kg of diet, not per kg of body weight of animal.

So the dry food is only 23.7 % protein on a dry matter basis.

In order to figure out how much protein you are feeding, you have to figure out the amount of protein in each type of food, on a dry matter basis.

In general it is assumed that the protein percentage on the label of a canned food can be multiplied by a factor of 4 to get the amount of protein that is present on a dry matter basis.

If you use the information given in the guaranteed analysis to compare foods, it is essential to do it on a dry matter basis.

So the 8.5 % protein in the canned food becomes 34 % protein on a dry matter basis.

Puppies need about 1 % calcium, on a dry matter basis, for foods that provide 3.5 kcal / g ME (about the average).

For canned food it is reasonable to multiply the percentage of an ingredient on an «as fed» basis to a dry matter basis by multiplying it by 4.

On a dry matter basis, this example is almost 31 % carbohydrate.

On the other hand, the amount of water in dry food is only about 10 %, so it is reasonable to increase the protein level on the bag by 10 % to get the amount that would be present on a dry matter basiOn the other hand, the amount of water in dry food is only about 10 %, so it is reasonable to increase the protein level on the bag by 10 % to get the amount that would be present on a dry matter basion the bag by 10 % to get the amount that would be present on a dry matter basion a dry matter basis.