Comparison

[Lizmo]

Of these two ingredients lists, which is better? Same?

Chicken meal, chicken, brewers rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), egg product, cracked pearled barley, powdered cellulose, beet pulp, flaxseed, natural chicken flavor, fish meal, potassium chloride, choline chloride, glucosamine hydrochloride, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, chondroitin sulfate, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

Crude Protein (min.) 32.0%, Crude Fat (min.) 25.0%, Omega-6 Fatty Acids (min.) 3.5%, Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min.) 0.5%, Moisture (max.) 10.0%, Crude Fiber (max.) 4.0%, Sodium (max.) 0.3%, Zinc (min.) 150 mg/kg, Selenium (min.) 0.4 mg/kg, Vitamin E (min.) 150 IU/kg, Glucosamine Hydrochloride (min.) 300 mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulfate (min.) 100 mg/kg.

Chicken, chicken meal, ground rice, cracked pearled barley, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), egg product, dried beet pulp, flaxseed, natural chicken flavor, fish meal, potassium chloride, salt, choline chloride, dried chicory root, glucosamine hydrochloride, chondroitin sulfate, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, yucca schidigera extract, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, niacin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

Crude Protein 30.0% (min.), Crude Fat 20.0% (min.), Omega-6 Fatty Acids* 3.3% (min.), Omega-3 Fatty Acids* 0.5% (min.). Moisture 10.0% (max.), Crude Fiber 3.0% (max.), Glucosamine hydrochloride* 600 mg/kg (min.), Chondroitin sulfate* 200 mg/kg (min.), Zinc 150 mg/kg (min.), Selenium 0.4 mg/kg (min.), Vitamin E 150 IU/kg (min.).

 

[Kat09Tails]

really... imo they're about the same. A typical mid grade dog food. The top one does have brewers rice which is more of a by product than the second but both would not make my high standards for dog chow because of sugar inclusion in the form of beet pulp.

Both list protein meals in the first three ingredients although the top one is a little more honest because they list the meal first.

Personally I'd search for a better quality chow.

 

[vanillasugar]

I thought exactly the same as Kat. They're VERY close...

 

[Lizmo]

Is there a difference between brewers rice and ground rice?

Thank you for the imput.

 

[Kat09Tails]

Brewers rice is a byproduct of brewing. It's as I understand it the stuff they scrape out of the brewing vats after boiling. Ground rice... is ground rice.

 

[*blackrose]

They look very similar to me. I'd make my decision between the two based on the calories, the price, and whether or not I wanted less or more fat in the diet.

 

[RawFedDogs]

I would base my choice on which one has the most protein. However, the one with the most protein has powdered cellulose (sawdust).