If you ask your veterinarian what to feed your pet chances are they
will say "Something with quality ingredients that is well balanced."
What does that mean? Not all foods are created equal; this goes for
companies as well as ingredients. Folks, it isn't about name
recognition. Don't be fooled by longevity in the industry.
Take a look at 2 labels:
#1
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Barley, Ground Brown
Rice, Tomato Pomace, Rye Flour, Canola Oil (preserved with mixed
tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Tomatoes, Rice Bran,
Deboned Whitefish, Natural Chicken Flavor, Carrots, Spinach, Sweet
Potatoes, Apples, Blueberries, Ground Flaxseed, Ground Millet, Dicalcium
Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Minerals [Zinc
Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper
Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate,
Sodium Selenite], Vitamins [Beta-Carotene, Vitamin E Supplement,
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Calcium
Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Pyridoxine
Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12
Supplement], Choline Chloride, Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols (a natural
preservative), Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Chicory
Root Extract, Garlic, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Dried
Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei,
Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation products.