Pet Foods Analysis
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Directions: You are asked to make a recommendation for a dog that is 2 years old and 50 lbs. Using your pet food label handout and/or the
classroom samples of pet food, determine which food would be the best choice in terms of nutrition and cost.
To determine cost per day, you will need to convert from cups to ounces by multiplying by 4. Then convert from ounces to pounds by
dividing by 16. Finally multiply your pounds by cost per pound to find cost per day. Assume that one cup = 4 ounces of food. That means 4
cups = 16 oz = 1 pound of food.
For example, Kibbles „n Bits requires 2.5 cups per day. 2.5 cups = (2.5 x 4) = 10 oz of food ; 10/16 = 0.63 lbs. = 0.63 x $0.95 = $0.60 per day
Dog Food Brand Estimated Cost Per Serving Size Cost Per Top 5 Ingredients Artificial Added Salt Wheat/Soy
Total Cost Pound In cups Day Colors (look for Products
and lbs. “sodium”) (allergies)
(Y or N) (Y or N) (Y or N)
Purina Dog Chow 16.79/17.6 = 2.5 cups per 2.5x4 = 10oz Corn, Soybean Meal, Yes Yes Yes
Kibbles 'n Bits $16.79 for day 10/16= 0.63lb Beef & Bone Meal,
Original 17.6 lbs $0.95 per lb. 0.63x$0.95 = Wheat Flour, Animal
Chicken and $0.60 per day Fat
Beef Flavor
Iams Large
Breed
Natural Balance
Ultra Premium
Science Diet
Large Breed
Science Diet
Nature’s Best
1) Which food provides the cheapest food source per day? Which food is the most expensive?
2) Looking at the ingredients, which food or foods, do you think would contain the most grain by weight?
3) Looking at the ingredients, which food or foods do you think would contain the highest quality protein?
4) Explain why you came to this conclusion in answer # 3
5) Of the foods studied in class, which could be fed to an animal with
an allergy to wheat?
6) Of the foods studied in class, which could be fed to an animal with
an allergy to soy?
7) Which of the foods contain artificial colors, thought to cause
cancer?
8) Which of the foods has the most added salt? (you will probably need to estimate based on where salt is in the ingredient list)
9) Based on what you have learned about dog nutrition today, which food do you think would be the best overall for your dog?
Kibbles 'n Bits Original Chicken and Beef Flavor 17.6-lb bag
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Feeding Instructions
2 ½ cups per day for a 50 lb. dog
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Ingredients
Corn, Soybean Meal, Beef & Bone Meal, Wheat Flour, Animal Fat (Bha And Citric Acid Used As Preservatives), Corn Syrup, Wheat
Middlings, Water Sufficient For Processing, Animal Digest (Source Of Chicken And Beef Flavors), Wheat, Propylene Glycol, Salt,
Hydrochloric Acid, Potassium Chloride, Caramel Color, Sorbic Acid (Used As A Preservative), Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Carbonate, Choline
Chloride, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenit
Purina ONE Large Breed Adult Formula Dog Food – 34 lbs.
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Formulated for large breed adult dogs, weighing more than 50 lbs. to support overall health and healthy joints and strong bones
Helps maintain lean body mass for ideal body condition
Ingredients
Chicken, brewers rice, whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal, whole grain wheat, corn gluten meal, beef tallow
preserved with mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E), oat meal, pea fiber, fish meal, natural flavors, dicalcium
phosphate, salt, potassium chloride, brewers dried yeast, potassium citrate monohydrate, l-lysine
monohydrochloride, choline chloride, vitamin supplements (E, A, B12, D3), zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, ascorbic
acid (source of vitamin C), manganese sulfate, niacin, choline chloride, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin
supplement, copper sulfate, biotin, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, citric acid, folic acid,
menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), calcium iodate, sodium selenite.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude protein (min.) 26%, crude fat (min.) 12%, crude fiber (max.) 4.5%, moisture (max.) 12%, linoleic acid (min.)
1.3%, calcium (Ca) (min.) 1%, phosphorus (P) (min.) 0.8%, selenium (Se) (min.) 0.3 mg/kg, vitamin A (min.)
15,000 iu/kg, vitamin E (min.) 460 iu/kg, vitamin C* (min.) 70 mg/kg.
* Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
Feeding Instructions
3 cups per day for a 50 lb. dog
Iams Dry Dog Food - Large Breed 17.5 lbs.
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Ingredients
Iams Large Breed Adult Dog Food
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17.5 lbs.
SKU: 1201131
Chicken, corn meal, ground whole grain sorghum, chicken by-product meal, ground whole grain barley, fish meal (source of fish oil), chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a
source of vitamin E, and citric acid), dried beet pulp (sugar removed), dried egg product, natural chicken flavor, potassium chloride, brewers dried yeast, salt, flax meal, sodium
hexametaphosphate, calcium carbonate, vitamins [vitamin E supplement, ascorbic acid, vitamin A acetate, calcium pantothenate, biotin, thiamine mononitrate (source of vitamin B1),
vitamin B12 supplement, niacin, riboflavin supplement (source of vitamin B2), inositol, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid], choline chloride,
minerals [ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, potassium iodide, cobalt carbonate], dl-methionine, l-tryptophan, glucosamine hydrochloride,
rosemary extract.
Iams Large Breed Adult Dog Food
40 lbs.
SKU: 696501
Chicken, corn meal, ground whole grain sorghum, chicken by-product meal, ground whole grain barley, fish meal (source of fish oil), chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a
source of vitamin E, and citric acid), dried beet pulp (sugar removed), dried egg product, natural chicken flavor, potassium chloride, brewers dried yeast, salt, flax meal, sodium
hexametaphosphate, calcium carbonate, vitamins [vitamin E supplement, ascorbic acid, vitamin A acetate, calcium pantothenate, biotin, thiamine mononitrate (source of vitamin B1),
vitamin B12 supplement, niacin, riboflavin supplement (source of vitamin B2), inositol, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid], choline chloride,
minerals [ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, potassium iodide, cobalt carbonate], dl-methionine, l-tryptophan, glucosamine hydrochloride,
rosemary extract.
Feeding Instructions: 2 cups per day for a 50 lb. dog
Natural Balance Ultra Premium Formula for Dogs – 35.1 lbs.
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Ingredients
Brown Rice, Chicken, Duck Meal, Lamb Meal, Oatmeal, Barley, Potatoes, Carrots, Potato Fiber, Chicken Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with natural mixed tocopherols), Natural Flavor,
Brewers Yeast, Salmon Meal, Salmon Oil, Whole Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Spinach, Parsley Flakes, Cranberries, L-Lysine, L-Carnitine, Yucca
Schidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Thiamine
Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite,
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude protein (min.) 16.5%, crude fat (min.) 6%, crude fiber (max.) 5%, moisture (max.) 10%, omega 3 fatty acids* (min.) 0.5%, omega 6 fatty acids* (min.) 3%.
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profile.
Feeding Instructions: 3.5 cups per day for a 50 lb. dog
Hill's Science Diet Adult Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe Dog Food – 35 lbs
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Ingredients
Lamb Meal, Brewers Rice, Rice Flour, Ground Whole Grain Wheat, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Corn Gluten Meal, Cracked
Pearled Barley, Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Dried Beet Pulp, Soybean Oil, Chicken Liver
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Flavor, Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Iodized Salt, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E
Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3
Supplement), Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), preserved
with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract
Guaranteed Analysis
Minimum Crude Protein Min. 19.5%, Crude Fat Min 13.0%, Crude Fiber Max. 3%, Moisture Max. 10.0%, Linoleic Acid Min. 2.3%, Calcium Min. 0.7%, Phosphorus Min. 0.5%, Vitamin E
Min. 400 IU/kg, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) Min 75 mg/kg.
Feeding Instructions: 3 cups per day for a 50 lb. dog