Not exact matches
Nutrient values may be determined based on nutrient databases, cookbooks, laboratory analyses, nutrition facts on packaged foods, or other «reasonable»
Nutrient values may be determined based on
nutrient databases, cookbooks, laboratory analyses, nutrition facts on packaged foods, or other «reasonable»
nutrient databases, cookbooks,
laboratory analyses, nutrition facts on packaged foods, or other «reasonable» means.
The best way to determine which
nutrients, vitamins and minerals you may be deficient in is through a thorough
analysis of diet, lifestyle, past medical history and
laboratory testing results.
In order to corroborate the results of the computer - based
analysis, the researchers also conducted
laboratory analysis of
nutrient content for the dog food that was prepared according to the instructions specified by 15 of the 200 recipes.
A
laboratory proximate
analysis lists the actual
nutrient concentrations in the food, and two foods that have identical guaranteed
analyses may have very different proximate
analyses.
Any dog food manufacturer that claims to make products that have a completely balanced
nutrient profile for a certain life stage must have its claims validated by
laboratory analysis and sometimes,
laboratory analysis coupled with feeding trials.
The alternative test is through
laboratory analysis, this tests the pet food for appropriate
nutrients levels required to maintain a healthy pet.