Here are three ingredient lists for both dry and wet food. Which would/wouldn't you feed and why/why not?
Dry Foods
#1
Corn Gluten Meal, Brewers Rice, Chicken Meal, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid and Lecithin), Corn, Dried Whole Egg, Liver Digest, Gravy Mix, Cranberry Meal, Herring Oil, Beet Pulp, Brewers Yeast, Flax Meal, Minerals (Potassium Chloride, Calcium Sulphate, Phosphoric Acid, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Bioplex, Ferrous Sulphate, Iron Bioplex, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulphate, Copper Bioplex, Calcium Iodate and Organic Selenium), DL-Methionine, Fructo-Oligosaccharides, Taurine, Vitamins (Choline Chloride, Vitamin E, Niacin, Inositol, Vitamin C, Thiamine Mononitrate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulphate Complex, Biotin, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D3), L-Carnitine and L-Glutamine.
#2
Brewers rice, chicken by-product meal, corn gluten meal, pork fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), chicken liver flavor, taurine, preserved with BHT and BHA, minerals (potassium chloride, calcium sulfate, salt, calcium carbonate, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), beta-carotene, vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin A supplement, vitamin E supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (a source of vitamin C), niacin, thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement).
#3
Corn Grits, Chicken Liver, Chicken By-Product Meal, Chicken, Dried Egg Product, Fish Meal (source of Fish Oil), Chicken By-Products, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Brewers Rice, Natural Chicken Flavor, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E, and Citric Acid), Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Brewers Dried Yeast, Salt, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, Ascorbic Acid, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Rosemary Extract, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Inositol, Folic Acid, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate
Wet Food
#1
Water Sufficient For Processing, Beef, Chicken, Meat By-Products, Chicken Liver, Salmon, Starch, Wheat Gluten, Guar Gum, Minerals (Calcium Sulphate, Salt, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bisulphate, Ferrous Sulphate, Iron Bioplex, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Bioplex, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulphate, Copper Bioplex, Calcium Iodate and Organic Selenium), Caramel, Fructo-Oligosaccharides, Carrageenan, Taurine, Vitamins (Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Inositol, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A, Biotin, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 and Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex), L-Carnitine and L-Glutamine.
#2
Pork by-products, water, pork liver, chicken, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), rice, oat fiber, corn meal, starch, corn gluten meal, guar gum, DL-methionine, taurine, brewers dried yeast, minerals (calcium sulfate, dicalcium phosphate, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, salt, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate, niacin, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement).
#3
Water, Chicken Liver, Chicken, Brewers Rice, Whitefish, Chicken By-Product Meal, Dried Egg Product, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Fish Oil (preserved with Ethoxyquin), Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Brewers Dried Yeast, Taurine, Tricalcium Phosphate, DL-Methionine, Salt, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Potassium Iodide, Folic Acid, Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite (Vitamin K3)
Dry Foods
#1
Corn Gluten Meal, Brewers Rice, Chicken Meal, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid and Lecithin), Corn, Dried Whole Egg, Liver Digest, Gravy Mix, Cranberry Meal, Herring Oil, Beet Pulp, Brewers Yeast, Flax Meal, Minerals (Potassium Chloride, Calcium Sulphate, Phosphoric Acid, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Bioplex, Ferrous Sulphate, Iron Bioplex, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulphate, Copper Bioplex, Calcium Iodate and Organic Selenium), DL-Methionine, Fructo-Oligosaccharides, Taurine, Vitamins (Choline Chloride, Vitamin E, Niacin, Inositol, Vitamin C, Thiamine Mononitrate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulphate Complex, Biotin, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D3), L-Carnitine and L-Glutamine.
#2
Brewers rice, chicken by-product meal, corn gluten meal, pork fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), chicken liver flavor, taurine, preserved with BHT and BHA, minerals (potassium chloride, calcium sulfate, salt, calcium carbonate, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), beta-carotene, vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin A supplement, vitamin E supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (a source of vitamin C), niacin, thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement).
#3
Corn Grits, Chicken Liver, Chicken By-Product Meal, Chicken, Dried Egg Product, Fish Meal (source of Fish Oil), Chicken By-Products, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Brewers Rice, Natural Chicken Flavor, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E, and Citric Acid), Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Brewers Dried Yeast, Salt, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, Ascorbic Acid, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Rosemary Extract, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Inositol, Folic Acid, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate
Wet Food
#1
Water Sufficient For Processing, Beef, Chicken, Meat By-Products, Chicken Liver, Salmon, Starch, Wheat Gluten, Guar Gum, Minerals (Calcium Sulphate, Salt, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bisulphate, Ferrous Sulphate, Iron Bioplex, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Bioplex, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulphate, Copper Bioplex, Calcium Iodate and Organic Selenium), Caramel, Fructo-Oligosaccharides, Carrageenan, Taurine, Vitamins (Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Inositol, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A, Biotin, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 and Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex), L-Carnitine and L-Glutamine.
#2
Pork by-products, water, pork liver, chicken, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), rice, oat fiber, corn meal, starch, corn gluten meal, guar gum, DL-methionine, taurine, brewers dried yeast, minerals (calcium sulfate, dicalcium phosphate, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, salt, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate, niacin, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement).
#3
Water, Chicken Liver, Chicken, Brewers Rice, Whitefish, Chicken By-Product Meal, Dried Egg Product, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Fish Oil (preserved with Ethoxyquin), Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Brewers Dried Yeast, Taurine, Tricalcium Phosphate, DL-Methionine, Salt, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Potassium Iodide, Folic Acid, Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite (Vitamin K3)