Diamond naturals changes ingredients

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Diamond naturals changed there ingredients and the packaging looks new super food diamond which is replacing the old diamond is coming out mid April of 2014 I just noticed it today because i was looking at something on there site and caught the 'orange' in my eye in the ingredients.

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Chicken meal, ground rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), natural flavor, fish meal, flaxseed, powdered cellulose, sodium bisulfate, salmon oil (a source of DHA), potassium chloride, choline chloride, DL-methionine, taurine, dried chicory root, kale, chia seed, pumpkin, blueberries, oranges, quinoa, dried kelp, coconut, spinach, carrots, papaya, yucca schidigera extract, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium lactis, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin (vitamin B2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

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Chicken meal, ground rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), natural chicken flavor, flaxseed, powdered cellulose, sodium bisulfate, salmon oil (a source of DHA), fish meal, potassium chloride, DL-methionine, choline chloride, taurine, dried chicory root, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

notice more ingredients and I don't think cats can have oranges don't oranges hurt cats kidneys? I heard it does what other ingredients are bad?

who would try the new one out? i'm looking for a different brand to feed I noticed they did it to the dog food too what brands do you guys recommend switching too? and I think there going to do it with there maintenance dry too because it wont load on there site like its being up dated or something ,Who else noticed diamond did this? what other brands changed there ingredients?
 

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I always kind of liked that food because it didn't have a lot of weird ingredients :/. And I bet it costs more now too. But it still looks like a decent food. I'm not aware of any problems with oranges.
 
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I don't like buying pet food with weird ingredients and chia seeds im not sure if that is okay hmm

at rural king a bag of 50lbs hi energy dog cost 25.99 40lbs diamond natural dog 28.99 i think and 20lbs diamond maintenance cat is 16.99 and at menards for 18lbs active cat is 19.99 we will see if it changes prices and lbs in mid April  i'll be checking it in may
 

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Oranges are avoided in general (meaning people also follow this advice) with kidney disease because of potassium. Given that cats don't like citrus and it is used in cat repellents, I wonder why it was included at all? I wonder if they are doing something stupid like using a lot of the ingredients in their dog foods for cat food.
 
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Oranges are avoided in general (meaning people also follow this advice) with kidney disease because of potassium. Given that cats don't like citrus and it is used in cat repellents, I wonder why it was included at all? I wonder if they are doing something stupid like using a lot of the ingredients in their dog foods for cat food.
I ain't buying diamond again and the ingredients of the dog and cat look so close it ain't funny if they using the oranges for vitamin c why cant they use a different fruit for that which is safe?
 
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