If you just have to do kibble, here is a
comparison of ingredients of two top brands.
Just be advised to NOT combine kibble and raw in the same meal, as both have
very different digestion times. Raw = 6
hours Kibble = 12 to 14 hours
| BLUE BUFFALO Distr. by Pet Smart, locally or online | FLINT RIVER RANCH ADULT |
| Chicken | Chicken Meal |
| Chicken Meal | Whole Wheat Flour |
| Whole Ground Brown Rice | Ground Rice |
| Whole Ground Barley | Lamb Meal |
| Rye | Poultry Fat (Preserved w/Tocopherols and Ascorbic Acid) |
| Oatmeal | Ground Wheat |
| Chicken Fat (preserved w/ Nat Mixed Tocopherols,Citric Acid &Rosemary) | Dried Whole Egg |
| Whole Carrots | Lecithin |
| Whole Sweet Potatoes | Fish Meal |
| Ground Flax Seed | Brewers Dried Yeast |
| Alfalfa | Wheat Germ Meal |
| Herring Oil | Dried Kelp |
| Sea Salt | Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal |
| Barley Grass | Salt |
| Sunflower Oil (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols) | Potassium Chloride |
| Calcium Phosphate | Ferrous Sulfate |
| Dried Kelp | DL-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Source of Vitamin E) |
| Whole Garlic Cloves | Zinc Oxide |
| Lecithin | Selenium Supplement |
| Parsley | Manganous Oxide |
| Glucosamine | Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2) |
| Spirulina | Copper and Cobalt |
| Yucca Schidigera | Niacin |
| Lactobacillus Acidophilus | Ascorbic Acid (Source of Vitamin C) |
| Bacillus Subtilis | Vitamin B12 Supplement |
| Bifidobacterium Thermophilum | Vitamin A Supplement |
| Bifidobacterium Longum | Calcium Pantothenate |
| Enterococcus Faecium | D-Biotin Supplement |
| Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc) | Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6) |
| Choline Chloride | Calcium Iodate |
| Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron) | Thiamine Mononitrate |
| Turmeric | Folic Acid |
| Vitamin E Supplement | Vitamin D3 Supplement. |
| Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese) | |
| Natural Color | |
| Beta Carotene | |
| Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper) | |
| Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium) | |
| Vitamin B12 Supplement | |
| Vitamin A Supplement | |
| Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C) | |
| Niacin | |
| Calcium Pentothenate | |
| Riboflavin | |
| Folic Acid | |
| Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | |
| Thiamine Hydrochloride | |
| Potassium Iodide | |
| Biotin | |
| Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt) | |
| Vitamin D3 Supplement | |
| Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite (source of Vitamin K activity) | |
| Sodium Selenite. |