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Offline Lola

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Merrick's Cowboy Cookout (dry)
« on: July 17, 2011, 02:50:38 PM »
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Ingredients:
Beef, Pork Meal, Ground Rice, Oat Meal, Pearled Barley, Salmon Meal,Beef Fat(Preserved with mixed tocopherols), Ground Whole Barley,Natural Flavor, Rice Bran,Yeast culture, Dried Egg Product, Hydrolyzed Yeast,Salmon Oil (a natural source of DHA - Docosahexaenoic Acid)*, Calcium Carbonate, Dried Potato, Dried Carrot, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Dried Apple, Dried Peas, Dicalcium Phosphate, Alfalfa Nutrient Concentrate, Choline Chloride,Dried Blueberry,Dried Cranberry, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Inulin (from Chicory Root),Egg Shell Meal,Ground Fennel, Dried Parsley, Dried Marigold, Rosemary Extract,Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Enterococcus faecium,Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei,Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex,Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3,Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride,Cobalt Proteinate, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite, Colbalt Carbonate

Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (Not Less Than) 24.0%
Crude Fat (Not Less Than) 14.0%
Crude Fiber (Not More Than) 4.0%
Moisture (Not More Than) 10.0%
Docosahexaenoic Acid-DHA* (Not Less Than) 400mg/Kg
Vitamin E (Not More Than) 50mg/Kg

Calorie Content:
3543 kcal/kg (calculated) - One pound provides 1608 kcal of metabolizable energy (calculated). One cup (100 grams) provides 354 kilocalories or calories (caloric content calculated using Modified Atwater Method).

http://www.merrickpetcare.com/store/detail.php?c=14&s=20273

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Re: Merrick's Cowboy Cookout (dry)
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2011, 03:40:20 PM »
Good grief.  24 % protein?

<edit> never mind, this is the dog's forum.  24 % protein is about average  for dog food, right?

Even the "better" manufacturers think they have to fool the public by adding a lot of useless ingredients.  All we can do is keep picking and choosing, even among brands, to feed only the best (that one can afford) and that they will eat.