When reviewing the ingredients list for senior cat food you want to see
a quality animal protein listed first with digestible carbohydrates, animal fats, and supplementary protein sources featured near the top of the list.
It is possible that this ingredient comes from low - quality fish or fish byproducts, but it is not a major concern since there are three other sources of high -
quality animal protein listed first.
Not exact matches
This being the case, you want to look for high -
quality ingredients such as
quality animal proteins, digestible carbohydrates, and
animal fats near the beginning of the
list.
Check the first five ingredients on the
list and make sure that, not only is the first one a
quality source of
animal protein, but that the remaining top four are high -
quality ingredients as well.
No matter what puppy food you choose, you need to make sure that a high -
quality source of
animal protein is
listed as the first ingredient.
If you dig a little bit deeper and peruse the brand's FAQs and the ingredients
lists for some of their products, you will find that they do use a lot of high -
quality ingredients like
animal proteins, grain - free carbohydrates, and chelated minerals — they even
list the countries from which many of their ingredients are sourced.
It is always a good thing to see a
quality source of
animal protein listed first for a pet food product and it doesn't hurt that chicken liver and dried egg product are both included as supplementary
proteins.
Buy puppy food that
lists meat ingredients first and without qualifiers like «by - product» or «meal,» which often provide low -
quality protein from miscellaneous unappetizing parts of
animals.
The ingredients at the top of the
list are present in the highest volume, so this is where you want to see
quality animal proteins like fresh meat, meat meals, poultry, fish, and eggs.
All cats benefit from high -
quality animal proteins, so it makes sense that this formula
lists fresh chicken as its number one ingredient.
While the guaranteed analysis only shows the overall
protein content of this formula, the ingredients
list confirms that almost all of that
protein comes from
quality animal - based sources.
Finally, check the ingredients
list to ensure that a high -
quality source of
animal protein is
listed first and complemented by digestible carbohydrates, healthy fats, and other beneficial ingredients.
The first four ingredients on the
list for this Adult Dog Dry Food formula are all high -
quality animal proteins — chicken, turkey, chicken meal and turkey meal.
Chicken — The fact that a high -
quality source of
animal protein is
listed first for this dry food formula is a good thing, but it does come with a caveat.
Protein can come from both
animal and plant sources, for example, so you still need to check the ingredients
list to determine the
quality of the product.
This being the case, you want to see high -
quality sources of
animal protein, healthy fats, and digestible carbohydrates near the beginning of the
list.
Chicken — The fact that a high -
quality source of fresh,
animal protein is
listed first on the ingredients
list for this Diamond Naturals Chicken Soup for the Soul Dry Dog Food earns it points for
quality.
When compared to the typical dry dog food, this formula is much higher in
protein and it contains four high -
quality animal - based
protein sources within the top 5 ingredients on the
list.
Having two high -
quality sources of
animal - based
protein listed first is an excellent feature for this dry dog food — eggs are also an excellent source of
protein for dogs.
Deboned duck is the first ingredient
listed for this recipe and it is a high -
quality source of
animal protein.
A high -
quality cat food will always
list a source of
animal protein as the first ingredient with plenty of healthy
animal fats and limited carbohydrates.
Ideally, you should choose a dog food that
lists at least one high -
quality animal protein at the top of the
list.
Dogs require a diet that is rich in
animal protein, so a 5 - star dog food will always
list a high -
quality source of meat, poultry, or fish as the first ingredient.
Foods for arthritic cats should contain high
quality sources of
animal - based
protein among the first few spots on the ingredient
list.
A
quality animal protein should always be the first ingredient in your dog's food and it never hurts to have several supplementary
proteins appear throughout the rest of the
list.
It is highly beneficial to see a high -
quality source of
animal protein like buffalo
listed first on the ingredients
list as well as a gluten - free, grain - free carbohydrate like tapioca instead of a filler ingredient made from corn or wheat.