American Natural Premium

[JD102175]

I stopped in to pick up some dog and cat food and started to peruse the selection that End of the Leash has. Mainly looking to see if there was a food as good as California Natural, but a little less expensive. One of the shop gals pointed me in the direction of American Natural Premium, and gave me a free sample. It is an All Life stages food. Has 4 protein sources (Chicken Meal, Pork Meal, Lamb Meal and Fish Meal) along with Liver. If I switch I will be getting a 40lb. bag for $14.00 less than what I currently pay for the 36lb. California Natural Chicken and Rice. Before switching though I wanted to get some other opinions as to how others think it compares to California Natural.


ANP Original
Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Ground White Rice, Chicken Fat(preserved with natural mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Liver, Beet pulp, Pearled Barley, Lamb Meal, Pork Meal, Fish Meal, Dried Egg Product, Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement,
Vitamin E Supplement, B12 Supplements, Choline Chloride, Niacin,
Pantotheinic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Riboflavin Supplement,
Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Carbonate , Manganous Oxide, Copper Oxide, Cobalt Carbonate,
Calcium Iodate, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Selenite

We want to guarantee you that our food is made in Wisconsin and is free of any wheat, wheat gluten, corn, or corn gluten and we use the whole rice in our recipe, no parts or by-products are used and nothing is shipped in from other countries.

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein, not less than.........25%
Crude Fat, not less than.............16%
Crude Fiber, not less than...........3.5%
Moisture, not more than..............10%

Calorie Content:
kcal/gm: 3.962 | kcal/lb: 1,799 | kcal/cup: 386

Cal. Nat. Chicken and Rice
Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Rice, Sunflower Oil, Flaxseed, Salt, Vitamins,
Minerals,
Included in our foods are some of the following vitamins and minerals: Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene, Biotin, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Iodate, Choline Chloride, Cobalt Carbonate, Cobalt Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Dicalcium Pantothenate, dl-Methionine, Folic Acid, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Niacin, Potassium Chloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin C Supplement (Sodium Ascorbate), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement (Alpha Tocopherol), Zinc Proteinate

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Crude Protein (min) 21 %
Crude Fat (min) 11 %
Crude Fiber (max) 1.5 %
Moisture (max) 10 %
Vitamin E (min) 300 IU/kg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min) 0.3 %

Calorie Content:
4,092 kcal/kg (126 g = 1 cup)
511 kcal/cup (4.4 oz = 1 cup)

So, What do you think?

Jaime

[brunie's mom]

This food is nothing like California Natural, and should not be compared to it. It also has way less meat and is much lower in calories.
The reason most people feed CN is because it only has one meat source and rice...a very simple ingredient list.

ANP has much more grain then meat...ingredients are measured by weight...so there is much more rice, liver, barley and beet pulp then there is of pork, lamb or fish. Is the meat used human grade?

I would not feed it...you will have to feed way more, and the ingredients are good, but not great.

Gina

[JD102175]

From their website:


INGREDIENTS
We've added 5 quality sources for Protein in our formula:

CHICKEN ~ LIVER ~ LAMB ~ PORK ~ FISH

Meats:: Are human grade, USDA-inspected, antibiotic-free, with no added hormones. Lamb and Pork Meals are hypoallergenic. Lamb Meal is derived from free-range, grass-fed sheep. Chicken meal from free-range chickens. Fresh Atlantic White Fish and Mahaden meal harvested from pure waters and is naturally preserved. Our meats are human grade fibrous muscle meat. We do not use any by-products in our dog food.

We use fresh Whole Eggs from Local Wisconsin Farmers.

Grains: We buy herbicide-free, fresh, whole grains and grind them fresh for each production run.

Fats: (chicken fat, fish oil, flaxseed oil) Omega 3 fatty acids.

Fiber: (beet pulp, barley) The primary function and benefit of adequate dietary fiber is to maintain the correct balance of bulk and water in the intestinal contents.


OUR INGREDIENTS ALL COME FROM THE USA

Made in a facility near us, fit for human consumption. We control what goes into our dog food, we assist in the production of each run. Our recipes are formulated with 100% natural ingredients and contain absolutely no artificial flavors, preservatives or colors.

[AngelBunny]

The belief underlying the food's manufacture appears to be that grains are good for dogs.

Since dogs are carnivores and I feed my dogs a diet that reflects this, it doesn't matter to me how the grains used in it are raised and processed.

There're too many grains in the food for me.

[Marylou Mader]

I use the ANP and my dogs are doing fabulous on it.

[JD102175]

I think we're going to stick with Cal. Nat. Previous foods that we fed Brodie that had more grains in them gave him horrible gas, so even though saving $14 per bag would be nice, I value the air quality in my house a little more than that.LOL.

Jaime

[AngelBunny]

Originally Posted by JD102175

...Previous foods that we fed Brodie that had more grains in them gave him horrible gas,...

Gas can be a sign of incomplete digestion and since a dog's system isn't designed to efficiently or effectively digest grains, cereals, and the like, it's no surprise your dog was a gas factory on grain-filled kibble.