ACANA Lamb & Apple Singles formula uses FRESH and RAW
lamb meat as the first ingredient and contains WholePrey ™ ratios of meat, organs and cartilage.
Not exact matches
To ensure your dog is getting adequate protein, at least 2
meat sources, such
as lamb, turkey, chicken, elk, salmon, or beef should show up within the
first five
ingredients on the label.
The highest quality brands are sold in pet supply stores, and list a
meat protein source — such
as beef, chicken or
lamb —
as the
first ingredient on the label.
High - quality
meat protein source (e.g. chicken, turkey,
lamb, pork, beef, salmon, etc.)
as the
first ingredient
* Feeding a dry food containing a calcium - rich
meat meal (such
as meat /
lamb meal, fish meal, chicken by - product meal,
meat meal, or bone meal) listed in the
first four
ingredients of the
ingredient list.
Foods with chicken meal, duck meal,
lamb meal or another
meat meal
as the
first or second
ingredient are generally good foods.
Feeding a a dry food containing a calcium - rich
meat meal (such
as meat /
lamb meal, fish meal, chicken by - product meal,
meat meal, or bone meal) listed in the
first four
ingredients of the
ingredient list.
Because cats are carnivores, there should be real
meat or
meat meal (ex: turkey meal, chicken meal,
lamb meal) listed
as the
first or second
ingredient.
I'm sure it applies to cat food
as well: How to grade your dog's food: Start with a grade of 100: 1) For every listing of «by - product», subtract 10 points 2) For every non-specific animal source -LRB-»
meat» or «poultry»,
meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points 3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points 4) For every grain «mill run» or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points 5) If the same grain
ingredient is used 2 or more times in the
first five
ingredients (i.e. «ground brown rice», «brewerâ $ ™ s rice», «rice flour» are all the same grain), subtract 5 points 6) If the protein sources are not
meat meal and there are less than 2
meats in the top 3
ingredients, subtract 3 points 7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points 8) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points 9) If corn is listed in the top 5
ingredients, subtract 2 more points 10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points 11) If
lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points 12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points 13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points 14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to beef), subtract 1 point 15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point Extra Credit: 1) If any of the
meat sources are organic, add 5 points 2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points 3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points 4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points 5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points 6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points 7) If the animal sources are hormone - free and antibiotic - free, add 2 points 8) If the food contains barley, add 2 points 9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points 10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point 11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point 12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the
first one; count «chicken» and «chicken meal»
as only one protein source, but «chicken» and «''
as 2 different sources), add 1 point 13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point 14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide - free, add 1 point
The
first ingredient should be a type of
meat such
as turkey, fish,
lamb, chicken or beef.
Acana Grasslands Regional Grain - Free formula is a
meat - based cat food with
lamb as the
first and second
ingredient, which gives cats a good and easy to digest source of proteins.
Specified
Meat:
Meats like beef, chicken, turkey, duck,
lamb, venison, buffalo, rabbit, salmon, especially
as the
first ingredient, awesome!
Even though product A lists
lamb as first ingredient, the
meat still includes about 75 % water.
If a cat is on a good quality cat food, one with chicken meal, or
lamb meal,
as a
first ingredient, rather than corn, or something other than actual
meat, and has hairballs on a regular basis, they should be monitored for excessive grooming.
The Grain - Free Chicken & Potato, Grain - Free Duck & Potato, Grain - Free Salmon & Potato, Natural
Lamb & Potato and Chicken & Brown Rice recipes all use real
meat or fish
as the
first ingredient and contain no soy, corn or wheat fillers.
Our limited -
ingredient nutritionally complete
meat diets are made with turkey & turkey meal,
Lamb &
Lamb Meal or Trout & Salmon meal
as the
first and second
ingredients.
Our limited -
ingredient nutritionally complete
meat diets are made with Turkey & Turkey meal,
Lamb &
Lamb meal, Trout & Salmon meal, Whitefish & Whitefish meal or Kangaroo & Kangaroo meal
as the
first and second
ingredients.
The
first ingredient should always be a
meat such
as chicken,
lamb, beef, etc..