Review of Small Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Dry
AvoDerm sets a healthy pup standard with its AvoDerm Natural Small Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food. This well-balanced nutritional solution for puppies and pregnant dogs contains healthy proteins and fats, as well as healthy grains and key supplements for puppies.
Quick Look
Nutritional Content
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Kcal Information – Calories Per CupKcal provides a valuable benchmark measurement for determining how much AvoDerm Natural Small Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food to feed your precious puppy. This product contains 372 Kcals per cup, or 3,560 Kcals per kilogram. |
Cost
AvoDerm Natural Small Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food costs approximately $12 for a 3.5 lb bag. Prices will vary widely according to region and inflation.
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Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- Chicken meal – is a desirable ingredient, especially for dry dog food. This concentrated chicken product contains about three times the protein of chicken.
- Ground whole brown rice – is a desirable grain ingredient. It is regarded as a highly digestible grain. This is in contraast to more common dry dog food ingredients like wheat and corn, which may cause allergy issues in canines.
- Ground whole white rice – is very similar to the above ingredient. The presence of both ground whole brown rice and ground whole white rice implies that chicken meal is, in fact, not the main ingredient of this pet food—rice is. However, this is a common trait in dog food products.
- Chicken fat – is a highly digestible fat source, and is often added to puppy foods.
- Oat bran – is another high quality grain item, loaded with fiber and fatty acids.
Other Ingredients List
- Rice Bran
- Avocado
- Flax Seed (Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acid)
- Tomato Pomace (Source of Lycopene)
- Alfalfa Meal
- Natural Flavor
- Herring Meal
- Salt
- Potassium Chloride
- Vitamins (Choline Chloride, a-Tocopherol Acetate (Source of Vitamin E), Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (Source of Vitamin C), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin, Folic Acid)
- Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate)
- Kelp Meal
- Avocado Oil
- Lecithin
- Rosemary Extract
- Sage Extract
- Pineapple Stem (Source of Bromelain)
- Papain
- Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product
- Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product
AAFCO Statement
According to AvoDerm, Natural Small Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food meets AAFCO nutritional guideline requirements for growing puppies.
Product Overview
AvoDerm brand Natural Small Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food, manufactured in Irvine, CA, contains the best kind of ingredients that AvoDerm has to offer, formulated for puppies and lactating mother canines.
The signature ingredient of just about every AvoDerm product is its namesake, avocado. This vegetable was integrated into AvoDerm’s pet foods almost by accident. The company’s studies showed notable improvements in the fur coats of animals that were fed avocado. The vegetable was integrated, from then on, into all AvoDerm products. It remains one of the key nutritional benefits of the AvoDerm brand, as well as one of this food’s key ingredients.
Another key component in the broad success of Natural Small Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food, upon analysis, is its protein content. While there appears to be more rice in this product than chicken meal, chicken meal is a high quality protein ingredient. Chicken fat is also included, a common addition to puppy foods as it facilitates a healthy digestive tract.
The vitamin and mineral supplements included in Natural Small Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food also make for a recommendable eating product. Several B Vitamins have been added, as well as Vitamins A, D3, and C. AvoDerm has sprinkled a number of healthy chelates into this diet food as well.
