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VetBooks.ir Table 13-4. Selected commercial foods for young to middle-aged adult dogs compared to recommended levels of key nutritional factors.*

Dry foods Energy Energy VOHC
density density Fat Fiber Protein P Na Vit E Vit C Se plaque
(kcal/cup)** (kcal ME/g) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (IU/kg) (mg/kg) (mg/kg) (Yes/No)
Recommended
levels (normal
body condition) - 3.5-4.5 10-20 ≤5 15-30 0.4-0.8 0.2-0.4 ≥400 ≥100 0.5-1.3 -
Hill’s Science Diet 364 4.0 16.0 2.5 23.0 0.67 0.29 582 174 0.54 No
Lamb Meal & Rice
Recipe
Hill’s Science Diet 273 3.8 15.5 10.1 25.1 0.65 0.24 564 175 0.62 Yes
Oral Care Adult
Iams Adult Lamb Meal 330 4.0 14.2 4.2 25.1 1.6 0.65 123 52 0.37 No
& Rice Formula
Iams Chunks 381 4.4 17.8 2.9 29.8 1.1 0.6 103 43 0.27 No
Iams Eukanuba 404 4.7 17.9 2.1 27.8 1.16 0.55 na na na No
Medium Breed Adult
Iams ProActive Health Chunks 374 4.0 17.0 1.9 28.9 1.21 0.58 na na na No
Medi-Cal Dental Formula 290 na 12.7 5.3 19.7 0.9 0.4 na na na No
Medi-Cal Preventive Formula 340 na 16.3 2.7 23.9 0.8 0.4 na na na No
Nutro Natural Choice 287 3.7 15.4 4.4 23.6 1.54 0.22 275 71 1.65 No
Dental Care Lamb Meal
and Rice
Nutro Natural Choice 342 3.8 14.3 2.2 24.2 1.54 0.33 220 66 0.77 No
Lamb Meal and Rice
Purina Dog Chow 430 4.2 11.4 5.1 23.9 0.91 0.42 144 na 0.64 No
Purina ONE Total Nutrition 451 4.7 20.1 1.8 30.5 1.09 0.52 na na na No
Lamb & Rice Formula
Purina Pro Plan Chicken 489 4.8 16.9 3.4 33.8 1.22 0.46 na na na No
& Rice Formula
Royal Canin MINI Adult 27 352 4.3 17.4 1.6 29.3 0.87 0.43 717 326 0.22 No
Royal Canin MINI 320 4.2 15.4 1.8 26.4 0.77 0.33 659 330 0.21 No
Dental Hygiene 24
Waltham Pedigree 290 3.8 13.7 2.0 26.0 1.55 0.65 256 80 na No
Small Crunchy Bites
Moist foods Energy Energy VOHC
density density Fat Fiber Protein P Na Vit E Vit C Se plaque
(kcal/can)** (kcal ME/g) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (IU/kg) (mg/kg) (mg/kg) (Yes/No)
Recommended
levels (normal
body condition) - 3.5-4.5 10-20 ≤5 15-30 0.4-0.8 0.2-0.4 ≥400 ≥100 0.5-1.3 -
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 345/13 oz. 3.9 17.1 1.3 26.7 0.67 0.25 200 na 1.00 No
Advanced Savory
Chicken Entrée
Medi-Cal Preventive 435/396 g na 20.1 3.3 23.8 0.7 0.3 na na na No
Formula
Purina Pro Plan Adult 426/13 oz. 4.9 36.6 0.9 40.4 1.36 0.47 na na na No
Chicken & Rice
Entrée Classic

food’s key nutritional factor content with the recommended Canada. The manufacturer should be contacted if the food in
levels (Tables 13-3 and 13-4). question cannot be found in Table 13-4. Manufacturers’
Whether or not commercial foods for healthy pets have been addresses, websites and toll-free phone numbers are listed on
AAFCO approved can usually be determined from the nutri- pet food labels.
tional adequacy statement on the product’s label (Chapter 9). Comparing a food’s key nutritional factor content with the
Although it is important to ensure nutritional adequacy, key nutritional factor target levels will help identify any signif-
AAFCO approval does not ensure the food will be effective in icant discrepancies in the food being fed. This comparison is
preventing long-term health problems. Thus, in addition to fundamental to determining whether or not to feed a different
having AAFCO approval, the food should be evaluated to food. The current food should be changed if significant differ-
ensure the key nutritional factors are at appropriate levels for ences are seen between the recommended key nutritional factor
delivering the feeding goal of promoting long-term health. levels and those in the food currently fed.
Table 13-4 compares the key nutritional factor recommenda- Commercial treats, snacks and table food should also be
tions for foods for young adult dogs to the key nutritional fac- included in the food assessment step because they are part of
tor profiles of selected commercial foods sold in the U.S. and the total food intake of an animal and, if misused, may create