INGREDIENTS:
Chicken Meal, Wheat Flour, Ground Rice, Lamb Meal,
Poultry Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Ascorbic Acid), Ground
Wheat, Dried Whole Egg, Lecithin, Fish Meal, Brewers Dried Yeast, Wheat
Germ Meal, Dried Kelp, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Salt, Potassium
Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, DL-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Source of
Vitamin E), Zinc Oxide, Selenium Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin
Supplement (Vitamin B2), Copper and Colbolt, Niacin, Ascorbic Acide
(Source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement,
Calcium Pantothenate, D-Biotin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
(Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Vitamin
D3 Supplement.
Information About Ingredients
CHICKEN MEAL:
The chicken we use is strictly human quality chicken
flesh and edible skin, the same as you would serve your family. Our
Chicken Meal and other meat sources do not contain poultry by-products
or other by- products like chicken feet, chicken heads, duck heads,
beaks, feathers, fish heads, hides, hoofs and intestines as are commonly
found in many so-called "quality" pet foods.. There is no
corn, cottonseed, corn cobs, citrus pulp, breakfast food by- products,
soy beans, fillers, and no screening or other foreign materials such as
noxious weeds, straw, hulls or chaff in our product.
WHEAT BASE:
Wheat is far easier to digest than corn or soybean.
Utilizing a combination of various grains, such as ground wheat, wheat
flour, wheat germ meal and ground rice, is much healthier than simply a
single type of grain.
PRESERVATIVES:
Food spoils without some form of temperature control
or the use of preservatives. Chemical preservatives are NOT acceptable
at Flint River Ranch. We use, instead, only natural Vitamin E in a
fat-soluble compound known as Tocopherol, which works just fine as a
preservative for up to twelve months ("peak" preservation for
up to six months). Vitamin E is also an anti-oxidant that retards the
oxidation of other vitamins in our food. If necessary, our food may be
frozen to preserve freshness.
Most brands of dog food include some by-products and
chemical preservatives. The use of low quality products and chemical
preservatives may be associated with dry skin, allergic reactions,
dental disease, poor health and degenerative organ dysfunction. The
average dog (44 lbs) can consume 26 lbs of preservatives each year.
Oven-Baked Kibble:
The Chicken Meal and Rice formula is oven-baked under
carefully controlled conditions and temperatures - resulting in better
nutrition, palatability and digestibility for your pet. The ultimate in
premium nutrition and gourmet dining!
Oven-baking changes hard to digest starches into easy
to digest dextrins, which are readily absorbed into your dog's system.
The secret to good nutrition is not how many nutrients are present in a
dog's food, but rather, how available they are and how efficiently they
can be utilized when digested. The good value is baked-in, not sprayed
on.
Because the Kibble is high density, you feed 20%-25%
less than other foods. Each serving delivers maximum nutrition without
Fillers so you'll also notice a lower stool volume and less clean-up.
The Chicken Meal and Rice formula is made with rice
and wheat. Ordinary dog foods are made with corn. Rice and wheat are
easier to digest than corn; therefore easier on your dog's system.
Various selected parts of the wheat berry are used along with whole
wheat flour as it is one of the most nutritionally balanced grains. A
combination of grains provides better nutrition than one grain.
There's no sprayed-on additive or greasy coating to
make the taste acceptable. Ordinary dog foods are extruded under high
pressure and extreme temperatures and then sprayed with fat and other
products in order to encourage dogs to eat.
When you buy dog food, you're looking for nutrition.
Studies have shown that dogs were required to eat 3 to 4 times as much
of an economy brand than a premium food to provide proper nutrition.
Flint River Ranch dog food is cheaper to feed than other food costing
less. There are 80 cups in a 20 lb. bag at a cost of 25 cents per cup.
Daily feeding of 2 to 2.5 cups is 50 to 63 cents. Compare to a daily
cost of 70 to 90 cents in feeding 3.5 to 5 cups of a food costing 18 to
20 cents per cup. So, while initial outlay may appear more costly, the
reverse in obviously true within a few weeks!
You will be able to see the difference in your dog's
healthy skin, coat, and energy level. Healthy nutrition can also mean
less medical bills. Flint River believes your dog deserves the best
possible food!
The Chicken Meal, Rice and Lamb formula
is nutritionally complete and balanced for all stages of your pet's life
according to AAFCO Nutrient Profiles for Dog Foods.
