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Old 05-29-2005, 08:20 PM   #45
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Default Long Read.. Information on Innova & Blue Buffalo

Quote:
Originally Posted by BeanSprout

It's Blue Buffalo that they sell.

I went this weekend to get Innova. Alas, they don't carry it.

I am still torn between Blue and Innova!
because I Love Innova so much

from www.naturapet.com (innova's website) also from http://www.bluebuff.com/products/dogs_puppies.shtml (bluebuffalo)

Innova Puppy Dry
Ingredients:
Turkey
Chicken
Chicken Meal
Ground Barley
Ground Brown Rice
Cottage Cheese
Tomatoes
Sunflower Oil
Chicken Fat
Natural Flavors
Flaxseed
Potatoes
Herring
Apples
Carrots
Alfalfa Sprouts
Egg
Garlic
Chicory Root Extract
Taurine
Vitamins/Minerals
Viable Naturally Occurring Microorganisms


Protein 26 %
Fat 12 %
Fiber 3.5 %
Moisture 10.00 %
Calories 500 KCals/Cup
Calories 1818 Kcal/lb
Calories 4000 Kcal/Kg

Which I think is great for puppies who need all the calories they can get



DRY FOOD FOR DOGS

Innova Puppy

Healthy Puppy = Healthy Adult Dog

Innova Puppy Food has been designed to supply highly digestible ingredients and important micronutrients needed to satisfy the urgent nutritional demands of growing puppies. In addition to the revolutionary use of fresh ingredients from the five basic food groups, Innova Puppy contains a unique blend of fat sources.

Utilizing cold pressed sunflower oil, chicken fat and ground flaxseed, Innova Puppy Food supplies the perfect balance of essential fatty acids which are so important in the maintenance of cell membranes and the development of healthy skin and coat. Innova Puppy provides the optimal levels of nutrients puppies need so that they can grow into healthy adults.

Animal feeding tests using AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) procedures substantiate that Innova Puppy Food provides complete and balanced nutrition for all life stages.

Innova Puppy Dry is available in 6.6 lb., 16.5 lb. and 33 lb. packages.



Innova EVO Dog
This is higher calorie food, because it's great for small dogs
Ingredients:

1. Turkey
2. Chicken
3. Turkey Meal
4. Chicken Meal
5. Potatoes
6. Herring Meal
7. Chicken Fat
8. Natural Flavors
9. Egg
10. Garlic
11. Apples
12. Carrots
13. Tomatoes
14. Cottage Cheese
15. Alfalfa Sprouts
16. Dried Chicory Root
17. Taurine
18. Lecithin
19. Rosemary Extract
20. Vitamins/Minerals
21. Viable Naturally Occurring Microorganisms
Innova EVO Dog

Evolutionary Diet for the Modern Canine

Innova EVO has been specially designed to provide all the key nutritional benefits received from the feeding of raw food diets but with the benefits of 21st Century nutritional research.

Innova EVO formula is based on ground chicken & turkey meat, bones, fat, cartilage and connective tissue. It includes whole, raw fruits and vegetables which contain health promoting phytochemicals and micronutrients. Low Carb, Hi-Protein and Grain Free.

At Natura, we understand that it isn't always possible to feed your pet a raw diet. This is until now. Innova EVO is also a convenient, complete and balanced supplement to a raw feeding program.

Innova EVO...What to feed when you can't feed raw

Animal feeding tests using AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) procedures substantiate that Innova EVO Adult Dog Food provides complete and balanced nutrition for all life stages.

Innova EVO is available in 28.6 lb., 13.2 lb., and 3.3lb. packages.
Protein 42.2 %
Fat 22.153 %
Fiber 2.50 %
Moisture 10.00 %
Calories 4243 Kcal/Kg
Calories 1929 Kcal/lb
Calories 537 KCals/Cup



The Blue Buffalo
Ingredients (top 10)

1. Chicken
2. Chicken Meal
3. Whole Brown Rice
4. Whole Ground Barley
5. Oatmeal
6. Rye
7. Chicken Fat
8. Barley Grass
9. Whole Carrots
10. Whole Sweet Potatoes

kcal/kg
first number: as fed second number: dry weight
3647 3975

kcal/oz
71.8 78.3

kcal/cup
574.1 630.3



Of course you can find more information on the websites listed above. also a great website for foods/ingredients to avoid in dog food.

http://www.mordanna.com/dogfood/index.php?page=list1

Look around and do some research! we only want nothing but the best for our furbabes don't we?

Whatever anyone decides! hope it's not IAMS/EUKANUBA!
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