The sugar would be a major factor to me. It contributes to the decay of the pet's teeth as well as obesity. The lamb and chicken look OK but you have to consider the quality of the ingredients as well. Vegetable broth as a first ingredient is also concerning. That is the main substance of your dog's diet and I don't think vegetable broth would contribute much to your dog's health. Lamb and chicken sounds good but labeling of pet food is deceptive. They can put any part of an animal in that food and call it lamb or chicken or whatever. Many food companies take advantage of these rules, there is no oversight. The pet food industry is self regulating.
Salt should not be put in pet food. I encourage you to google tricalcium phosphate. It is questionable why they would put it in a pet food. Guar gum is probably being used as a thickening agent for the ingredients. There are a lot of synthetic vitamins and some minerals added. Truthfully if the food was nutritious it would not need a great deal of added nutrients. If you don't know what an ingredient listed on you list is then google it or use a search engine that you like. The information is usually easy to find.
As we know sugar is addicting. Putting sugar or some form of glucose in pet food helps to get the animal to eat a food that they would not normally eat and they get addicted to it.
The pet food industry is very complicated. Advertizing can be so deceptive. You have to be careful about what you are reading and who has put out the information. Hope you find what you are looking for. |