Precise Holistic and Earthborn Holistic

misty8723

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I got some samples the other day, and the cats seem to like it. Are these good foods? 

Precise Holistic Complete Wild at Heart River Line Salmon Dry Cat Food

Salmon Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Ascorbyl Palmitate), Dried Egg Product, Citrus Fiber, Natural Flavor, Menhaden Fish Oil, Lecithin, Dried Kelp, Dried Carrots, Dried Cranberries, Dried Blueberries, Chamomile, Dandelion, Peppermint, Rosemary, Turmeric, Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 6086, Chicory Root (a source of Inulin), Potassium Chloride, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Phosphoric Acid, Taurine, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Riboflavin Supplement, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Choline Chloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B6), Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate.

Analysis:

Crude Protein 32.0% (min)
Crude Fat 20.0% (min)
Crude Fiber 3.0% (max)
Moisture 10.0% (max)
Ash 7.0% (max)
Magnesium (Mg) 0.095% (max)
Calcium (Ca) 1.1% (min)
Phosphorus (P) 0.85% (min)
Taurine 0.2% (min)

Earthborn Holistic Wild Sea Catch

Salmon Meal, Herring Meal, Canola Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Peas, Potatoes, Chicken Meal, Pea Protein, Turkey Meal, Dried Egg Product, Pea Fiber, Natural Flavor, Ground Flaxseed, Blueberry Fiber, Cranberry Fiber, Choline Chloride, Apples, Blueberries, Carrots, Spinach, Cranberries, Taurine, DL-Methionine, L-Lysine, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Vitamin K Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Yucca Schidgera Extract, Rosemary Extract, Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product.

Analysis:

Crude Protein, not less than 44.00%

Crude Fat, not less than 20.00%

Crude Fiber, not more than 3.00%

Moisture, not more than 10.00%

Calcium, not less than 1.00%

Phosphorus, not less than 0.80%
 

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They look good in terms of no mystery meat by-products, still a lot of vegetable matter though. Personally, I'm wary of inulin (from chicory root) as it has been known to cause gastro upsets in humans and I'd wonder about cats.
 
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