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Attachments OpenNature Open Nature products. Whelan albertsons. With a Reader Account, it's easy to send email directly to the contact for this release. Grain ingredients, such as rice ingredients, are often controversial additions to pet food recipes, as many consider them to be processed or fillers. However, Brown Rice is considered by many to be one of the best grain ingredients that can be used in dog food and far superior to others like Wheat or Corn.
This is thanks to the fiber and micronutrients Brown Rice can provide in addition to its base carbohydrate content. These benefits are especially prominent when Brown Rice is compared to White Rice and other grains that lack these nutrients and are therefore considered to be inferior or less valuable.
These grain ingredients are left over after processing or manufacturing and are considered by many in the industry to be low-quality ingredients.
If these ingredients are not sold to pet food companies, they are often used in industrial animal feed, where nutrition is provided at the lowest possible cost. Chickpeas are a legume and are a prevalent plant-based ingredient in dog food along with other legumes like Lentils and Peas. They are so popular in the industry, especially the grain-free industry, because they are relatively inexpensive and are high in plant-based protein.
However, in recent years, there have been some concerns about using high volumes of legumes and legume by-products in dog food recipes and an increased rate of canine heart disease. This is a topic that is too broad and detailed for this page, but if you want to learn more about this, we recommend you check our discussion in our popular article Best Dog Foods Without Peas.
Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes are additional carbohydrate-providing ingredients that feature in select Open Nature recipes. Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes are starch ingredients and a staple of human plates. Starch ingredients like these are incredibly dense sources of carbohydrates, and for this reason, their portion size must be tightly controlled to avoid weight gain or obesity.
Sadly, the portion size of these ingredients in some Open Nature recipes is quite significant, which means the proportion of carbohydrates present is large. Menhaden Fish are caught and processed for their oils, but the fish meal leftover from this oil-extraction process is very nutritionally dense, especially in animal-based protein. This product is therefore used to boost the animal-based protein and fat content of some pet food recipes, which is must preferred to plant-based alternatives like Pea Protein.
Chicken Fat is chosen for this task as it is relatively easy to source and affordable compared to some alternatives. While less common, some other animal fats are found in pet food, such as Beef Fat.
Dried Beet Pulp is used industry-wide as a source of soluble fiber in dog food. Outside of its fiber content, Beet Pulp provides little nutrition to dogs, including a lack of protein, fat, or carbohydrates. We have no information on what type of testing Open Nature or Safeway does to test its dog or cat food products.
There has been a strong increase in interest about animal testing, feeding trials, and other related areas. Many pet owners are concerned about if there is sufficient testing done by smaller pet food brands and if their food is safe for long-term consumption. However, we strongly believe that Open Nature outsources its Open Nature product to a third-party manufacturer. Due to this, the testing of these products is likely carried out by this third party.
We strongly believe that invasive or laboratory-style testing of animals is a cruel and outdated practice and one which we hope will be eliminated in the coming years. Given that Open Nature is now far from a new or young brand, it shows that their manufacturing processes take quality and safety seriously to avoid contamination or other risks. Despite this recall-free record, we always encourage consumers to be vigilant for any future recalls of Open Nature or any other brand. The above recipe from Open Nature is our favorite of their dry dog food range.
This is as this recipe utilizes Salmon as its primary ingredient rather than the typical Chicken. Salmon is an excellent choice for dog food and can provide a plentiful supply of high-quality protein and fat.
This Salmon is joined by a portion of Menhaden Fish Meal, which we discussed earlier. The presence of a portion of Menhaden Fish Meal means that the overall proportion of the recipe that is fish-based is quite high, and as a consequence, so is the protein and fat proportion. The vast majority of the recipe is made up of two ingredients — Beef and Chicken. This combination of two industry favorites provides an excellent proportion of protein and fat that is suitable for the majority of dogs, including those that are more active.
The only other notable ingredients in the recipe are Cassie Gum, Carrageenan, and Guar Gum, which are all binding agents and do not provide noticeable nutrition. However, some prefer dog food recipes that are free from these gums. Its primary ingredients of the recipe are Chicken and Chicken Meal which are both reputable animal-based ingredients.
Meat Meals have simply had their moisture removed in advance, which means they are a more dense source of nutrition thanks to their lack of moisture. This combination of Chicken and Chicken Meal provides a reasonable proportion of protein and fat that is suitable for the average cat.
The recipe then uses a mix of Potatoes, Chickpeas, and Peas to provide carbohydrates and fiber. Cats do not need a proportion of carbohydrates this high, but it is a necessary evil to ensure that the price of cat food is not high. The above recipe uses a mix of Chicken, Whitefish, and Egg to provide the bulk of its nutrition.
She tries to go through the litter box motions of covering it up. Is it old? I was hoping this would be a good alternative to blue Buffalo. My cat is overweight and I wanted to see about a food that she would like with less carbs.
I also recently purchased, and several of my cats are throwing up multiple times after eating. He puked it up and seems tired and paranoid.
I have never seen him like this before. Taking him to the vet asap. I just purchased this food for my cats at the beginning of April I thought grain free would be a good switch, but my cats are vomiting like never before.
At first I just noticed in 1 cat consistently vomiting after breakfast we have 7 adult cats , and attributed it to him eating too fast. Today one of my cats vomited 4 times, after each time she would try to take a nibble of food. Excessive reliance should not be placed on those statements. Forward-looking statements relate only to the date they were made, and the company and its subsidiaries undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made.
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