Give dog food a grade...

[K9soul]

That's interesting, although I wonder why it gives extra points for having barley (a grain) in the food. As far as I know barley is no more or less healthy a grain than rice? Anyway that would explain why Evo lost a couple points, as it is meant to be a completely grain-free food .

[IRescue452]

Here's some of the nutrients found in the barley plant (they don't just use the seeds). You actually need to know your ingredients before you start knocking them. Its like the stupid fad diet people that decide to cut out a food completely without information just because it is a fad.

Vitamins: Biotin, Choline, Folic acid, folate, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, Vitamin A (beta carotene), Vitamin B1(Thiamin), Vitamin B2(Riboflavin), Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin B, Vitamin F, Vitamin K,
Vitamin E.



Minerals: Boron, Calcium, Chloride, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Sulfur, Zinc, Trace amounts of more than 50 other minerals



Enzymes: ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase), Alpha Mannosidase, Aspartate aminotransferase, Beta Glucosidase, Catalase, Cytochrome oxidase, DNase, Fatty acid oxidase, Hexokinase, Malic dehydrogenase, Nitrate reductase, Nitrogen oxyreductase, P4D1, Peroxidase, Peroxidase catalase, Phosphatase, Phospholipase, Polyphenol oxidase, RNase, Superoxide dismutase, Transhydrogenase.

[K9soul]

You actually need to know your ingredients before you start knocking them.

I wasn't knocking anything. I was simply wondering why it gave that particular grain "extra credit." I didn't state anything as fact or criticize it, I merely stated curiousity, and stated that "as far as I knew" meaning there may be things about it that I did not know.

I went with Evo because I wanted to try a grain-free diet (for various reasons that I'm not going to go into here, but including my vet's recommendation), and a kibble that was very close to raw, not because I think any food with any grain in it must be a horrible food.

[Alysser]

Sassy is allergic to ALOT of foods. Basically, all of them so she can only be fed Purina one Lamb and Rice formula. Also, kibble that's all. So in my case, we cannot switch foods.