DogFood Analysis

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Base in Dog Food Analysis - Reviews of kibble " Im not Against with This commercial dogfoods but ako lng g-compile just to make sure na sakto jud ang ato g.feed sa ato dogs. COMMENTS - or + are highly acceptable..THNX to all PETLOVER..wa pa ni matiwas..still going to complete it..Update lng ko ani..ang 1 star pa ni naa pa until 6 stars dogfood..need much time to complete it, ang ako g.input dri kay ang common dogfood na ato mapalit locally..

1 STAR DOGFOOD

Alpo Lamb Meal, Rice & Barley Dog Food
First line Ingredients:
Ground Yellow Corn, Digest of Chicken By-Products, Poultry By-Product Meal, Animal Fat(stabilized with BHA), Lamb Meal, Brewer's Rice, Ground Barley, Soybean Meal, Corn Gluten Meal
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (minimum) 22%
Moisture (maximum) 12%
Crude Fat (minimum) 12%
Crude Fiber (maximum) 5.5%
Linoleic Acid (minimum) 1%
Calcium (minimum) 1%
Phosphorus (minimum) 0.8%

·Corn is a problematic grain that is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems. We prefer not to see this used in dog food.
·Chicken by-product meal is “a meal consisting of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice.” Digest is material from poultry by-products which results from chemical and/or enzymatic hydrolysis of clean and undecomposed tissue.
·Poultry by-product meal is “a meal consisting of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered poultry, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice.
·Animal fatAAFCO define this as "obtained from the tissues of mammals and/or poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative.
·(BHA) which is believed to be carcinogenic, and is banned from use in human food.
·Lamb meal is the sole named meat ingredient in the food. At 5th on the ingredient list, this is insufficient to make any appreciable impact on the food.
·Brewer’s rice is a waste product – a spent grain that is a by-product of the alcohol industry. The AAFCO definition is “the dried extracted residue of rice resulting from the manufacture of wort (liquid portion of malted grain) or beer and may contain pulverized dried spent hops in an amount not to exceed 3 percent.
·Soybeanmeal is a poor quality source of protein in dog food, and a common cause of allergy problems. Some believe that it is the number 1 cause of food allergies in dogs (outstripping even wheat).
·Corn gluten meal is “the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm”. In plain English, that which remains after all the nutritious bits have been removed.

Country Value Adult Dog Formula
First line Ingredients:
Corn meal, beef meal, wheat middlings, rice bran, beet pulp
Guaranteed Analysis:
crude protein (min) 21%
crude fat (min) 10%
moisture (max) 10%
crude fiber (max) 4%

Country Value High Energy Adult Dog Formula

First line Ingredients:
Meat meal, cornmeal, rice bran, corn gluten meal, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and vitamin e), wheat middlings, beet pulp
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein min 26%
Crude Fat min 18%
Moisture max 10%
Crude Fiber max 4%

·Corn is a problematic grain that is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems. We prefer not to see this used in dog food.
·The second ingredient is a named meat product, in meal form.
·Wheat middlings is another grain fragment. The use of wheat is a significant negative: wheat is believed to be the number one cause of allergy problems in dog food. This is another ingredient we prefer not to see used at all in dog food.
·Rice branis a grain fragment and filler
·Beet pulpis further filler and a controversial ingredient – it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.

Country Value Puppy Formula
First line Ingredients:
Meat meal, whole grain ground corn, rice bran, corn gluten meal, chicken fat (preserved with mixed toco-pherols), wheat flour, beet pulp
Guaranteed Analysis:
crude protein (min) 27%
crude fat (min) 15%
moisture (max) 10%
crude fiber (max) 3%

·Meat meal unidentified by source. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this as "the rendered product from mammal tissues, exclusive of blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practices
·Corn is the second and fourth ingredients and a problematic grain that is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems. The AAFCO definition of corn gluten meal is "the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm". In plain English, that which remains after all the nutritious bits have been removed. We prefer not to see this used in dog food. Rice bran is a grain fragment and filler.
·Wheat flour is another grain fragment. The use of wheat is a significant negative: wheat is believed to be the number one cause of allergy problems in dog food. This is another ingredient we prefer not to see used at all in dog food.
·Beet pulp is further filler and a controversial ingredient – it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.

Eukanuba Large Breed Premium Performance
First line Ingredients:
Chicken, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Meal, Brewers Rice, Fish Meal (source of fish oil), Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a source of vitamin E, and Citric Acid), Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed)
Guaranteed Analysis:
crude protein (min) 30%
crude fat (min) 20%
moisture (max) 10%
crude fiber (max) 4%

Eukanuba Puppy Large Breed Formula

First line Ingredients:
Chicken, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Ground Whole Grain Barley, Fish Meal (source of fish oil), Brewers Rice, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a source of vitamin E, and Citric Acid), Natural Chicken Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed)
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (minimum) 26%
Crude Fat (minimum) 14%
Moisture (maximum) 10%
Crude Fiber (maximum) 5%

·Chickeninclusive of its water content which, once removed as it must be to create a dry food, will leave the ingredient weighing around 20% of its wet weight. It is thus unlikely that this is the true first ingredient in the food but would be more accurately placed further down the ingredient list.
·Chicken by-product meal is “a meal consisting of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice.
·Corn is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems.
·Brewers rice, a low quality grain and by-product.
·Beet pulp is another controversial ingredient – it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.

Pedigree Large Breed
First line Ingredients:
Ground Whole Corn, Meat and Bone Meal (Natural Source of Calcium), Chicken By-product Meal (Natural Source of Glucosamine†), Corn Gluten Meal, Rice, Animal Fat (Preserved with BHA/BHT), Wheat Flour, Dried Beet Pulp
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (min.) 22.0%
Calcium (min) 1.0%
Crude Fat (min.) 10.0%
Phosphorus (min.)0.8%
Crude Fiber (max) 4.0%
Vitamin E (min)225 iu/kg
Moisture (max.) 12.0%
Ascorbic Acid (min) 70 mg/kg
Linoleic Acid (Omega-6 Fatty Acid)(min) 2.0%
Glucosamine* (min) 350 mg/kg

·Corn is the second and fourth ingredients and a problematic grain that is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems. The AAFCO definition of corn gluten meal is "the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm". In plain English, that which remains after all the nutritious bits have been removed. We prefer not to see this used in dog food. Rice bran is a grain fragment and filler.
·Meat and bone meal is an extremely low quality ingredient. It is the rendered product from mammal tissues, including bone, exclusive of blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents, except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practices. We would have greater confidence in this ingredient as fertilizer than as a dog food ingredient.
·Chicken by-product meal is “consisting of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice.
·Animal fat is an ingredient of unidentified origin for which it is impossible to determine species, source or quality. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this as obtained from the tissues of mammals and/or poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative
·BHA and BHT are allowed in dog food products but are banned or heavily regulated in human food production due to the belief that they are carcinogenic.
·Wheat flour. In dog food products, this is commonly a byproduct (think floorsweepings) of human food production and is a grain fragment we consider primarily filler. Wheat is believed by many to be the leading cause of food allergy problems in dog foods. Wheat mill run is a further grain byproduct.
·Beet pulp is a controversial filler. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.

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Pedigree Puppy

First line Ingredients:
Ground yellow corn, chicken by-product meal, rice, corn gluten meal, animal fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, source of vitamin e), natural poultry flavor, wheat, potassium chloride, dicalcium phosphate, salt, brewers dried yeast, wheat flour, wheat gluten
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (Min.) 27.0%
Crude Fat (Min.) 11.0%
Crude Fiber (Max) 3.0%
Moisture (Max.) 12.0%
Calcium (Min.) 1.1%
Phosphorus (Min.) 0.9%
Vitamin E (Min.) 350 IU/kg
Lutein* (Min.) 5 mg/kg
Vitamin C* (Min.) 100 mg/kg

·Corn is the second and fourth ingredients and a problematic grain that is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems. The AAFCO definition of corn gluten meal is "the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm". In plain English, that which remains after all the nutritious bits have been removed. We prefer not to see this used in dog food. Rice bran is a grain fragment and filler.
·Chicken by-product meal is “consisting of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice.
·Corn gluten meal is “the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm”. In plain English, that which remains after all the nutritious bits have been removed.
·Animal fat is an ingredient of unidentified origin for which it is impossible to determine species, source or quality. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this as obtained from the tissues of mammals and/or poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative
·The 7th, 12th and 13th ingredients are fragments of wheat. The use of wheat is a significant negative: wheat is believed to be the number one cause of allergy problems in dog food. This is another ingredient we prefer not to see used at all in dog food.


Purina Pro Plan Giant Breed Formula
First line Ingredients:
Chicken, brewers rice, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), whole grain wheat, whole grain corn, corn gluten meal, animal fat (preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E),
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (Min) 26.0%
Crude Fat (Min) 12.0%
Crude Fiber (Max) 4.5%
Moisture (Max) 12.0%
Linoleic Acid (Min) 1.3%
Calcium (Ca) (Min) 1.0%
Phosphorus (P) (Min) 0.8%
Selenium (Se) (Min) 0.30 mg/kg
Vitamin A (Min) 15,000 IU/kg
Vitamin E (Min) 460 IU/kg
Ascorbic Acid* (Min) 70 mg/kg
Glucosamine* (Min) 700 ppm
Glutamine* (Min) 1.0%
Taurine* (Min) 0.05%

Nestle Purina Pro Plan Large Breed Formula

First line Ingredients:
Chicken, brewers rice, whole grain wheat, corn gluten meal, whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), corn bran, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E)
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (Min) 26.0%
Crude Fat (Min) 12.0%
Crude Fiber (Max) 4.5%
Moisture (Max) 12.0%
Linoleic Acid (Min) 1.3%
Calcium (Ca) (Min) 1.0%
Phosphorus (P) (Min) 0.8%
Selenium (Se) (Min) 0.30 mg/kg
Vitamin A (Min) 15,000 IU/kg
Vitamin E (Min) 460 IU/kg
Ascorbic Acid* (Min) 70 mg/kg
Glucosamine* (Min) 500 ppm
Glutamine* (Min) 1.0%

Purina Pro Plan Performance Formula

First line Ingredients:
Chicken, corn gluten meal, brewers rice, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), whole grain corn, corn bran, fish meal
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (Min) 30.0%
Crude Fat (Min) 20.0%
Crude Fiber (Max) 3.0%
Moisture (Max) 12.0%
Linoleic Acid (Min) 1.8%
Calcium (Ca) (Min) 0.9%
Phosphorus (P) (Min) 0.7%
Selenium (Se) (Min) 0.30 mg/kg
Vitamin A (Min) 15,000 IU/kg
Vitamin E (Min) 500 IU/kg
Ascorbic Acid* (Min) 100 mg/kg
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)* (Min) 0.12%
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)* (Min) 0.12%
Glucosamine* (Min) 500 ppm
Glutamine* (Min) 1.0%

·Poultry by-product meal is “a meal consisting of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered poultry, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice.” Unable to be identified even by species or source, it is a very low quality ingredient. This is the 3rd ingredient, making it unlikely that there is any significant meat content in the food at all, but rather it is primarily a collection of grains.
·Fish meal is a further meat ingredient in the food, but it is far too far down the ingredient list to make any significant contribution to the overall meat content of the food. We find no sign on the manufacturer's website of a guarantee that only ethoxyquin-free protein ingredients are used in this food (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative, commonly added to fish ingredients, and that is banned or heavily regulated in human food due to the belief that it is carcinogenic).
·Brewers rice is a low quality grain and byproduct.
·Corn is a difficult to digest grain of limited value in dog food. It is also commonly associated with allergy problems.
·Corn gluten meal it is that part of the commercial shelled corn that remains after the extraction of the larger portion of the starch, gluten, and term by the processes employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup.
·Wheat is believed by many to be the leading cause of food allergy problems in dog food; at least in this case it is a whole grain.
·Animal fat is an ingredient of unidentified origin for which it is impossible to determine species, source or quality. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this as obtained from the tissues of mammals and/or poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative


Purina HiPro

First line Ingredients:
Beef and bone meal, ground wheat, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, ground yellow corn, beef tallow preserved with mixed-tocopherols (source of vitamin E), soybean meal
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude protein (Min) 27%
Crude fat (Min) 15%
Moisture (Max) 12%
Crude fiber (Max) 4%

·Wheat is believed by many to be the leading cause of food allergy problems in dog food; at least in this case it is a whole grain.
·Brewers rice is a low quality grain and byproduct.
·Corn,which is a problematic grain that is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems.
·Beef tallow is a very low quality fat obtained from the tissue of cattle in the commercial process of rendering.
·Soy is a poor quality source of protein in dog food, and a common cause of allergy problems. Some believe that it is the number 1 cause of food allergies in dogs (outstripping even wheat).