Puppy Food Comparison Charts & Info.

Video: best large breed puppy food | best large breed puppy food reviews | taste of the wild
Video: good 1990 kal kan pedigree food for puppies tv commercial ads review

Using a puppy food comparison chart can help you see which foods offer the right balance of nutrients for your puppy.

What you feed Fido has a huge impact on his future growth,health and development, so it`s important to make sure that you knowwhich are the best puppy food choices.

Making an accurate comparison can be tricky because there`sjust so much information, mis-information and hype out there!

The good news is that the charts on this page make it easy for you to compare the ingredients, nutritional percentages and additives/vitamins in some of the more popular brands.

The most important part of any formula is the ingredients list, and the FIRST 3 INGREDIENTS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT of all.

Preferably you want to see these type of ingredients in this order:

A good source of animal-based protein (chicken/lamb/beef etc.) preferably organic/human-grade. `By-products` are not recommended.
Whole grain
The third ingredient should be a second grain OR
Fat (from specific source eg. chicken fat)

You can find everything you need to know about feeding your puppy - including an in-depth look at ingredients, labeling, regulations and more - on my Puppy Kibble page.

Okay, so let`s compare the first three ingredients in a few popular puppy food formulas....

Name of Food	1st Three Ingredients	Vitamins & Minerals	DHA
Eukanuba Small Breed Puppy	Chicken, chicken by-product meal, ground wholegrain sorghum	v	v
Eukanuba Med. Breed Puppy	Chicken, chicken by-product meal, ground wholegrain sorghum	v	v
Eukanuba Lg. Breed Puppy	Chicken, corn meal, ground wholegrain sorghum	v	v
Purina One Puppy	Lamb, brewers yeast, corn gluten meal	v	v
Diamond Lg. Breed Puppy	Lamb, egg product, lamb meal	v	v
Diamond Sm. Breed Puppy	Chicken, chicken meal, cracked pearl barley	v	v
Diamond Puppy	Chicken by-product meal, wholegrain ground corn, wheat flour	v	v
Blue Buffalo Sm. Breed Chicken & Oatmeal	Deboned chicken, chicken meal, oatmeal	v	v
Blue Buffalo Chicken & Brown Rice Puppy	Deboned chicken, chicken meal, Whole brown rice	v	v
Wellness Super-5 Mix `Just For Puppy`	Deboned chicken, chicken meal, oatmeal	v	v
Flint River Ranch Puppy	Chicken meal, wholewheat flour, Ground Rice	v	v
Orijen Puppy Formula Dry	Fresh boneless chicken, chicken meal, fresh boneless salmon	v	v
Science Diet Original	Ground wholegrain corn, chicken by-product meal, soybean meal	v	v
Solid Gold Hund-n-flocken Puppy	Lamb, lamb meal, ocean fish meal	v
Wolfcub Lg. Breed Puppy	Bison, salmon meal, ground rice	v

To take this a step further, you can Click here to find out how to rate ANY puppy food according to the quality of it`s ingredients!

When it comes to the ratio and percentages of specific ingredients, the AAFCO (The Association of American Feed Control Officials) set minimum guidelines that all puppy foods should meet.

The minimum is 22% protein but an average puppy food will contain around 25%. Puppyfood especially designed for small breeds should contain a higherpercentage of protein than those formulated for large breed puppies, dueto their different nutritional needs.

Fatis generally around 15%, but again is often quite a bit higher in smallbreed puppy food than in the ones designed for large breed puppies.

Inthis second puppy food comparison chart the figures for Crude Protein,Crude Fat and DHA/Omega-3 fatty acids are shown as the minimum valueseach food should contain.

The figures for Crude Fiber and Moisture are the shown as maximum values.

Name of Food	Crude Protein	Crude Fat	Crude Fiber	Moisture	DHA
Eukanuba Sm. Breed Puppy	32%	21%	4%	10%	0.1%
Eukanuba Med. Breed Puppy	26%	14%	5%	10%	0.1%
Eukanuba Lg. Breed Puppy	29%	18%	4%	10%	0.1%
Purina One Puppy	28%	16%	3%	12%	0.1%
Diamond Lg. Breed Puppy	27%	15%	3%	10%	0.05%
Diamond Sm. Breed Puppy	32%	22%	3%	10%	0.05%
Diamond Puppy	31%	20%	3%	10%	0.05%
Blue Buffalo Sm. Breed Chicken & Oatmeal	29%	16%	4%	10%	0.95%
Blue Buffalo Chicken & Brown Rice Puppy	27%	16%	4%	10%	0.1%
Wellness Super-5 Mix `Just For Puppy`	28%	17%	4%	11%	1%
Flint River Ranch	23%	12%	4%	10%
Orijen Puppy Formula Dry	40%	20%	3%	10%	1.2%
Science Diet Puppy	25.5%	16.5%	3%	unknown	unknown
Solid Gold Hund-n-flocken Puppy	28%	14%	4%	10%	unknown
Solid Gold Wolfcub Lg. Breed Puppy	26%	12%	4%	10%	unknown

One other thing to consider when you`re looking at puppy food ingredients, is the allergen factor.

Some breeds, and some individual puppies or dogs, can suffer from allergies, and certain ingredients are more likely to cause problems than others.

The most common `culprits` include (but are not limited to) corn, wheat, soy, dairy, eggs and beef, plus rtificial ingredients such as colors/preservatives/flavors etc.

Dog food allergies are more common than you might think and if your pup/dog seems to be itchy all the time, or has recurring ear infections or irritated skin, then this could be the reason why.

*Sensitivities to ingredients are not as serious as allergies and are more likely to cause tummy upset such as chronic vomiting or loose stools (without other signs of illness).

What you feed your puppy is so important that I`ve devoted several pages on my website to this very topic. To ensure you`re making the right choice (and have all the info. you need to do that), you might want to check out these other pages.....