Nutro Natural Choice Reformulated

[darlili]

The Nutro website has been update for the reformulated Natural Choice...here's the indoor adult info. Also, looks like they may have refined the feeding guidelines to smaller amounts, but that I can't be sure of.

Ingredients
Chicken Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Rice, Wheat Flour, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Powdered Cellulose, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Natural Flavors, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Soybean Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Herring Meal, Potassium Chloride, Oat Fiber, Dried Yeast, Calcium Carbonate, Dried Vegetable Fiber (Carrots, Celery, Beets, Parsley, Lettuce, Water Cress, Spinach), Soy Protein Concentrate, Tomato Pomace, Choline Chloride, Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Cranberry Powder, Taurine, Salt, DL-Methionine, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Inositol, L-Carnitine, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Chicory Root, Niacin Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Potassium Iodide, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Beta Carotene, Folic Acid.

Nutro Products supports the safe, ethical and humane treatment of all animals.


Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (minimum) 40.00%
Crude Fat (minimum) 14.50%
Crude Fiber (maximum) 6.00%
Moisture (maximum) 10.00%
Linoleic Acid (minimum) 4.00%
Arachidonic Acid (ARA) (minimum) 0.05%
Calcium (minimum) 0.90%
Phosphorus (minimum) 0.80%
Iron (minimum) 200 mg/kg
Manganese (minimum) 35 mg/kg
Zinc (minimum) 300 mg/kg
Vitamin D (minimum) 1,200 IU/kg
Vitamin E (minimum) 250 IU/kg
Taurine (minimum) 0.20%
Dietary Starch (maximum)** 20.00%
Alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA) (minimum)** 0.20%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (minimum)** 0.06%
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (minimum)** 50 mg/kg
Beta-Carotene (minimum)** 3.2 mg/kg
Omega 6 Fatty Acids (minimum)**
4.20%

Omega 3 Fatty Acids (minimum)** 0.30%

**Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.

 

[sharky]

Thank you ...

Originally Posted by darlili

the nutro website has been update for the reformulated natural choice...here's the indoor adult info. Also, looks like they may have refined the feeding guidelines to smaller amounts, but that i can't be sure of.

Ingredients
chicken meal, corn gluten meal, ground rice, wheat flour, poultry fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of vitamin e), powdered cellulose, dried plain beet pulp, natural flavors, sunflower oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of vitamin e), soybean oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of vitamin e), herring meal, potassium chloride, oat fiber, dried yeast, calcium carbonate, dried vegetable fiber (carrots, celery, beets, parsley, lettuce, water cress, spinach), soy protein concentrate, tomato pomace, choline chloride, fish oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of vitamin e), cranberry powder, taurine, salt, dl-methionine, vitamin e supplement, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, inositol, l-carnitine, l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin c), yucca schidigera extract, dried chicory root, niacin supplement, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement (source of vitamin b2), potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin b6), vitamin a supplement, vitamin b12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (source of vitamin b1), vitamin d3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin k activity), beta carotene, folic acid.

Nutro products supports the safe, ethical and humane treatment of all animals.


Guaranteed analysis
crude protein (minimum) 40.00% but a fair amount is now coming from the corn gluten
crude fat (minimum) 14.50%
crude fiber (maximum) 6.00%
moisture (maximum) 10.00%
linoleic acid (minimum) 4.00%
arachidonic acid (ara) (minimum) 0.05%
calcium (minimum) 0.90%
phosphorus (minimum) 0.80% great for uti health
iron (minimum) 200 mg/kg
manganese (minimum) 35 mg/kg
zinc (minimum) 300 mg/kg
vitamin d (minimum) 1,200 iu/kg
vitamin e (minimum) 250 iu/kg
taurine (minimum) 0.20%
dietary starch (maximum)** 20.00% for a non grain free this is good
alpha-linolenic acid (ala) (minimum)** 0.20%
docosahexaenoic acid (dha) (minimum)** 0.06%
ascorbic acid (vitamin c) (minimum)** 50 mg/kg
beta-carotene (minimum)** 3.2 mg/kg
omega 6 fatty acids (minimum)**
4.20%

omega 3 fatty acids (minimum)** 0.30% though ratio to omega 6 is not great as it is like 12

**not recognized as an essential nutrient by the aafco cat food nutrient profiles.

 

[darlili]

Thanks for reviewing it so quickly - looks like the whole line is up on the Nutro web site (from kitten through senior)

 

[xocats]

Jennifer,
This change is so confusing.

Dexter's (9 yrs old) old kibble was Nutro CC Weight Management for the last 8 years.
Nutro's formula change is a very serious issue for us.

Do you see any of Nutro's new formulas that are close to Nutro's CC Wt. Mgmt?

Do you know of any other brands that we might try as a replacement?
I have a sample of Wellness Healthy Weight...
Dexter liked it but I don't know if it will agree with him.
I would rather stay with Nutro if we can find the right formula...
if not, we will have to change to another brand.

Of couse we feed wet too but we also need a kibble.
PS...
I just read this about cat food ingredients...

http://www.homevet.com/petcare/foodbook.html

 

[sharky]

Originally Posted by xocats

Jennifer,
This change is so confusing.

Dexter's (9 yrs old) old kibble was Nutro CC Weight Management for the last 8 years.
Nutro's formula change is a very serious issue for us.

Do you see any of Nutro's new formulas that are close to Nutro's CC Wt. Mgmt?

Do you know of any other brands that we might try as a replacement?
I have a sample of Wellness Healthy Weight...
Dexter liked it but I don't know if it will agree with him.
I would rather stay with Nutro if we can find the right formula...
if not, we will have to change to another brand.

Of couse we feed wet too but we also need a kibble.
PS...
I just read this about cat food ingredients...

http://www.homevet.com/petcare/foodbook.html

The link is going off INFO that was to a pt true WHEN I WAS a KID

...

I like the protein and if he can handle the wheat ( which cellulose is likely also wheat ) leave him be but I am using the thinking cap for alternatives;;

 

[xocats]

Originally Posted by sharky

The link is going off INFO that was to a pt true WHEN I WAS a KID

...

That is good to know...
hopefully, things have improved a lot since that info was posted.

Originally Posted by sharky

I like the protein and if he can handle the wheat ( which cellulose is likely also wheat ) leave him be but I am using the thinking cap for alternatives;;

I will pick up a bag of Nutro's new Wt. Mgmt. and try that.
I bought one of the last bags of their old formula last week.
That will give me time to add a new formula slowly.
I will let you know if Dexter can tolerate the new ingredients.

I'll be watching for alternatives you might find.
Thanks for your help Jennifer.