The weight management dry dog food contains less fat and more
protein than the turkey and chicken formula.
Chicken has better
proteins than turkey, however, turkey is a much better third ingredient than peas or any other type of carbohydrates commonly found in grain - free formulas.
Not exact matches
While we've come to think of the iconic PB&J as a convenient, healthy alternative to a sandwich made with lean meats or veggies, a classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich packs more sugar and calories
than the standard
turkey and cheese or hummus sandwich — and has less
protein, a key muscle - building ingredient that also helps keep you feeling full until your next meal.
For optimal fat loss, each meal focus on at least one fist sized - portion of lean
protein (chicken breast,
turkey, wild game, salmon, whey
protein, etc.), at least a thumb - sized portion of raw fats and oils (e.g. EnergyFirst OmegaEnergy Oil or seed blend, raw nuts, etc.), and no more
than one serving of unprocessed carbohydrates (2 - 3 cups of non-starchy vegetables, 1 cup of whole grains / legumes or 1 cup of fruit).
For your animal
protein, focus on white meats such as fish, chicken and
turkey as well lamb, which is considered more «pink»
than red meat.
The poor neglected cousin of chicken,
turkey is actually leaner and has a higher
protein content per ounce
than chicken does.
One pound of roasted light
turkey meat offers more
than 133 grams of
protein.
The amount of food consumed after whey
protein was significantly less
than with egg or
turkey.
Four ounces of skinned
turkey breast will provide 30 - 35 grams of
protein, with less
than 1 gram of total fat.
Turkey — Like chicken, fresh
turkey contains up to 80 % water and about 18 %
protein, so once it is cooked it will be present in a much lower volume
than the original.
Rather
than using traditional
proteins like chicken and
turkey, however, they formulate many of their recipes around novel
protein sources, particularly wild game meats like venison, wild boar, and bison.
Similar to chicken and
turkey, fresh duck and salmon have a lower concentration of
protein than chicken meal but they are still a valuable addition to this dog food formula.
Turkey Livers =
Turkey liver is leaner
than turkey hearts but it is still rich in
protein and other nutrients.
Its core source of
protein is deboned
turkey (raw),
turkey meal (
protein - rich) and chicken meal (has 300 % more
protein than fresh chicken).
There's nothing wrong with chicken meal or
turkey meal but if you were counting on the duck as a significant part of the food, you should know that there is less duck
protein than these other kinds of poultry.
8) If the food contains barley, add 2 points 10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, 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 «
turkey» as 2 different sources), add 1 point
Dog foods made with lots of meat meals (chicken,
turkey, lamb, etc.) often have as much or more meat
protein than foods made with whole meat
proteins.
It has roughly 300 % more
protein than fresh
turkey.
Rather
than using traditional
protein sources like chicken and
turkey, the brand formulates many of its recipes around novel
protein sources, particularly wild game meats like venison, wild boar, and bison.
Turkey meal contains up to 300 % more
protein than fresh
turkey by weight which makes it a very valuable addition to this dog food formula.
Meat meals have already been cooked down to a moisture level around 10 % so they contain as much as 300 % more
protein than fresh meats like chicken and
turkey.
This recipe features
protein - rich ingredients like deboned
turkey, deboned chicken, whitefish meal, and other meat meals to provide a crude
protein content of 45 % — that is much higher
than most cat foods on the market.
Fresh meats like chicken,
turkey, fish, lamb, and others are much more biologically valuable to your cat
than plant
proteins — this simply means that your cat's body can more easily digest and absorb the nutrients from animal products
than from plant products.
Hi... GSD puppy was on Ranchlands at breeder and dumb me switched him to Blue... cold
turkey (disclaimer... have owned several puppies and have done this and never encountered the diarrhea from this) anyway, lots of diarrhea... finally vet put him on Purina EN canned food and some rice... this took about a week and then decided to go back to the Acana except this time it was suggested I give him the Lamb and apple because it had a more appropriate
protein content
than the ranchlands.
The main sources of
protein here are from
turkey or chicken rather
than fish.
Wellness says that this line of food is based on «the nutritional philosophy that pets, based on their primal ancestry, thrive on a diet mainly comprised of meat,» and there is a lot of meat in the first several ingredients: deboned
turkey and
turkey meal which is more concentrated and has more
protein than whole
turkey, and chicken meal which is also concentrated and has more
protein than whole chicken.
Turkey Liver =
Turkey liver is leaner
than turkey hearts but it is still rich in
protein and other nutrients.
However, you should look at the label to make sure the food contains more
than one
protein source (
turkey, fish or rabbit).
The grain - free Wellness CORE Large Breed Formula is
protein - rich — 36 percent more
than Wellness Large Breed Complete Health Adult Recipe — contains deboned chicken, chicken meal and
turkey meal, and offers a larger kibble size.
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 «
turkey» as 2 different sources), add 1 point