Hey folks, here's yet another food brand Q for you...
My petsmart has recently started carrying the "by nature" line of dry and canned cat foods. By Nature had sent me a free sample and the cats seem to like it, so I took a look at the price the last time I was in petsmart. The 4lb bag costs ~ $8.99 (regular price) while the 4lb bag of nutro nat. choice indoor kitten is ~ $9.99 (on sale). So I thought I'd post the ingredients lists/breakdowns here and see what you guys think of this food vs. nutro.
Thanks for your help, as always.
Art
"By Nature" kitten formula:
Ingredients: Chicken Meal, Ground Barley, Chicken Fat (Stabilized with Mixed Tocopherols), Ground Oats, Chicken, Chicken Livers, Ground Brown Rice, Flaxseed Meal, Tomato Pomace, Natural Flavors, Alfalfa Meal, Fish Meal, Fish Oil (Natural Source of DHA), Yeast Culture, Salt, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Blueberries, Cranberries, Dried Chicory Root, Raspberries, Turmeric, Niacin Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Rosemary Extract, Dried Yeast Fermentation Solubles.
Calorie Content: 480 kcal/cup Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (minimum)34% Crude Fat (minimum)20% Crude Fiber (maximum)4% Moisture (maximum)10% Magnesium (maximum)0.10% Copper (minimum)35 ppm Manganese (minimum)100 ppm Zinc (minimum)200 ppm Vitamin A (minimum)8,000 IU/lb Vitamin E (minimum)125 IU/lb Taurine (minimum)0.15%
Nutro Nat. Choice Indoor kitten:
Ingredients
Chicken Meal, Ground Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Brewers Dried Yeast, Natural Flavors, Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Rice Flour, Oat Fiber, Menhaden Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Vegetable Fiber (Carrots, Celery, Beets, Parsley, Lettuce, Water Cress, Spinach), Tomato Pomace, Potassium Chloride, Soy Protein Concentrate, Cranberry Powder, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Taurine, Dried Egg Product, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Carnitine, Inositol, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, Dried Chicory Root, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (minimum) 35.00%
Crude Fat (minimum) 19.00%
Crude Fiber (maximum) 4.00%
Moisture (maximum) 10.00%
Ash (maximum) 7.25%
Linoleic Acid (minimum) 4.00%
Arachidonic Acid (ARA) (minimum) 0.05%
Calcium (minimum) 0.80%
Phosphorus (minimum) 0.70%
Iron (minimum) 200 mg/kg
Manganese (minimum) 35 mg/kg
Zinc (minimum) 250 mg/kg
Vitamin D (minimum) 1,200 IU/kg
Vitamin E (minimum) 250 IU/kg
Taurine (minimum) 0.20%
Alpha-Linolenic Acid (minimum)** 0.90%
Ascorbic Acid (minimum)** 15 mg/kg
Beta Carotene (minimum)** 3.2 mg/kg
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (minimum)** 0.06%
Total Bacillus Species (minimum)**
(Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis) 565 Million CFUâ€:censor:/lb
My petsmart has recently started carrying the "by nature" line of dry and canned cat foods. By Nature had sent me a free sample and the cats seem to like it, so I took a look at the price the last time I was in petsmart. The 4lb bag costs ~ $8.99 (regular price) while the 4lb bag of nutro nat. choice indoor kitten is ~ $9.99 (on sale). So I thought I'd post the ingredients lists/breakdowns here and see what you guys think of this food vs. nutro.
Thanks for your help, as always.
Art
"By Nature" kitten formula:
Ingredients: Chicken Meal, Ground Barley, Chicken Fat (Stabilized with Mixed Tocopherols), Ground Oats, Chicken, Chicken Livers, Ground Brown Rice, Flaxseed Meal, Tomato Pomace, Natural Flavors, Alfalfa Meal, Fish Meal, Fish Oil (Natural Source of DHA), Yeast Culture, Salt, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Blueberries, Cranberries, Dried Chicory Root, Raspberries, Turmeric, Niacin Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Rosemary Extract, Dried Yeast Fermentation Solubles.
Calorie Content: 480 kcal/cup Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (minimum)34% Crude Fat (minimum)20% Crude Fiber (maximum)4% Moisture (maximum)10% Magnesium (maximum)0.10% Copper (minimum)35 ppm Manganese (minimum)100 ppm Zinc (minimum)200 ppm Vitamin A (minimum)8,000 IU/lb Vitamin E (minimum)125 IU/lb Taurine (minimum)0.15%
Nutro Nat. Choice Indoor kitten:
Ingredients
Chicken Meal, Ground Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Brewers Dried Yeast, Natural Flavors, Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Rice Flour, Oat Fiber, Menhaden Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Vegetable Fiber (Carrots, Celery, Beets, Parsley, Lettuce, Water Cress, Spinach), Tomato Pomace, Potassium Chloride, Soy Protein Concentrate, Cranberry Powder, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Taurine, Dried Egg Product, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Carnitine, Inositol, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, Dried Chicory Root, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (minimum) 35.00%
Crude Fat (minimum) 19.00%
Crude Fiber (maximum) 4.00%
Moisture (maximum) 10.00%
Ash (maximum) 7.25%
Linoleic Acid (minimum) 4.00%
Arachidonic Acid (ARA) (minimum) 0.05%
Calcium (minimum) 0.80%
Phosphorus (minimum) 0.70%
Iron (minimum) 200 mg/kg
Manganese (minimum) 35 mg/kg
Zinc (minimum) 250 mg/kg
Vitamin D (minimum) 1,200 IU/kg
Vitamin E (minimum) 250 IU/kg
Taurine (minimum) 0.20%
Alpha-Linolenic Acid (minimum)** 0.90%
Ascorbic Acid (minimum)** 15 mg/kg
Beta Carotene (minimum)** 3.2 mg/kg
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (minimum)** 0.06%
Total Bacillus Species (minimum)**
(Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis) 565 Million CFUâ€:censor:/lb
