Flint River Ranch Dog Food Comparison of Brands from Flint River Ranch

Flint River Ranch Dog/Cat Food Comparison

Just as you compare human foods at the grocery store, you can compare best dog food brands and cat food brands by reading the labels. Regulations require that ingredients be listed in the order of their content by weight. That means the main ingredient is #1, and so on. We have compared the label of Flint River Ranch with those of four other leading dog food brands. We have identified undesirable ingredients with bold type and a legend number. See the list below for comments pertinent to each undesirable ingredient.

Comparison of Popular Dog Food Brands

Flint River Ranch Super Premium Health Food for Dogs Iams Chunks
Eukanuba Adult Maintenance Formula
PETsMART Premier Oven Baked Chicken Recipe - Adult
Science Diet Canine Maintenance Original Formula

Ingredients

Chicken Meal
Wheat Flour
Ground Rice
Lamb Meal
Poultry Fat (preserved naturally)
Ground Wheat
Dried Whole Eggs

Lecithin

Fish meal
Brewer’s Dried Yeast

Wheat Germ Meal

Dried Kelp

Dehydrated Alfa-Alfa Meal

Minerals

Vitamins

Ingredients

Chicken
(1) Corn Meal
Ground Grain Sorghum
(2) Chicken By-Product Meal
Ground Whole Grain Barley

Fish Meal
Chicken Fat (preserved naturally)
Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed)
Natural Chicken Flavor
(3) Dried Egg Product

Brewers Dried Yeast Minerals

Vitamins

Ingredients

Chicken
(2) Chicken By-Product Meal
Ground Grain Sorghum

Ground Whole Grain Barley

Fish Meal

Chicken Fat (preserved naturally)

Brewers Rice
(4) Natural Chicken Flavor
Dried Beet Pulp
(3) Dried Egg Product

Minerals

Vitamins

Ingredients

Chicken
Wheat Flour
Rice Flour
Chicken Meal
(1) Corn Gluten meal
Canola Oil
(3) Dried Egg Product
Dicalcium Phosphate
(1) Corn Oil
Wheat Bran

Ingredients

Chicken
(1) Corn Meal
Ground Grain Sorghum
Ground Wheat
(2) Chicken By-Product Meal
Brewers Rice
(5) Soybean Meal
Animal Fat (preserved with (6) BHA, Propyl Gallate and Citric Acid)
Natural Flavor
Vegetable Oil

(3) Dried egg product

Flax Seed (preserved with (6) BHT and beta-carotene)

Minerals

Vitamins

Guaranteed
Analysis

Protein
Fat
Fiber
Moisture

23.0%
12.0%
4.0%
10.0%

Guaranteed
Analysis

Protein
Fat
Fiber
Moisture

26.0%
15.0%
4.0%
10.0%

Guaranteed
Analysis

Protein
Fat
Fiber
Moisture

25.0%
16.0%
5.0%
10.0%

Guaranteed
Analysis

Protein
Fat
Fiber
Moisture

25.0%
14.0%
3.0%
10.0%

Guaranteed
Analysis

Protein
Fat
Fiber
Moisture

21.5%
13.0%
3.0%
10.0%

(1) Corn Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Corn Oil: Corn is indigestible to dogs, due to their short intestine.

(2) Chicken By-Product: Ingredients listed as animal by-products are not required to include actual meat. Chicken by-product may include intestine, chicken heads, feathers, bone, beaks, and feet.

(3) Dried Egg Product: Ingredients listed as product may include an unspecified part of the product. Egg product may include eggshells, and may also not include any egg whites.

(4) Natural Chicken Flavor: Any flavor added reflects the lack of flavor in the main food ingredients.

(5) Soybean Meal: Filler product of little to no nutritional value to dogs.

(6) BHA/BHT: Chemical preservatives that have been banned for human use in many countries. They are still allowed for use in pet foods in the U.S.

Flint River Ranch Is Less Expensive to Feed!

Did you know it's also less expensive to feed your pets Flint River Ranch Dog Food or Cat Food? Here's a table that illustrates the lower feeding cost provided by Flint River Ranch (note that food prices may vary from location to location).

	Cost/Lb	**Cups/Bag	**Cups/Feeding	Price/Cup	Cost/Day
Flint River	1.24	160	2.5	0.31	0.77
Science Diet	.88	160	3.75	0.22	0.83
Eukanuba	1.02	160	4.00	0.25	1.02
Iams	.89	160	3.50	0.22	0.78

** Comparison of 40 lb. bag prices. Suggested number of cups per day for 45-55 lb. dog

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