Brandon Farms dry cat food--is it any good?

[jack31]

So lately there's been some talk about how Brandon Farms has 95% meat no grain canned cat food.

On another site someone mentioned their dry cat food and perhaps its similarities to California Naturals. I'm curious on how its ingredients look--sharky?

Brandon Farms Organics Chicken Formula

Organic Chicken, Chicken Meal, Organic Ground Barley, Organic Ground Oats, Organic Brown Rice, Fish Meal, Organic Chicken Hydrolysate, Organic Peas, Organic Flaxseed Meal, Natural Flavors, Chicken Fat (Stabilized with Mixed Tocopherols), Salt, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Organic Dried Tomatoes, Organic Cranberries, Organic Carrots, Organic Kelp, Organic Spinach, Dried Chicory Root, Turmeric, Niacin Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Rosemary Extract, Dried Yeast Fermentation Solubles.

Calorie Content
350 kcal/cup* (calculated)



Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (minimum)
32.0%

Crude Fat (minimum)
12.0%

Crude Fiber (maximum)
4.0%

Moisture (maximum)
10.0%

Ash (maximum)
7.0%

Magnesium (maximum)
0.10%

Copper (minimum)
35 mg/kg

Manganese (minimum)
35 mg/kg

Zinc (minimum)
200 mg/kg

Vitamin A (minimum)
17,600 IU/kg

Vitamin E (minimum)
165 IU/kg

Taurine (minimum)
0.15%

Omega-3 Fatty Acids (minimum)*
0.5%

Omega-6 Fatty Acids (minimum)*
3.5%


*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.


Thanks
Leslie

 

[sharky]

So lately there's been some talk about how Brandon Farms has 95% meat no grain canned cat food.

On another site someone mentioned their dry cat food and perhaps its similarities to California Naturals. I'm curious on how its ingredients look--sharky?

Brandon Farms Organics Chicken Formula

Organic Chicken, Chicken MealNOTE the second ingrediant is not organic as it cannot be , Organic Ground Barley, Organic Ground Oats, Organic Brown Rice,3 grains in a row .. Fish MealWHO , Organic Chicken Hydrolysatelook it up , Organic Peas, Organic Flaxseed Mealcommon allergens , Natural Flavors, Chicken Fat (Stabilized with Mixed Tocopherols), Salttooo high IMHO, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Organic Dried Tomatoesthis is not a pumace or paste , Organic Cranberries, Organic Carrots, Organic Kelp, Organic Spinach, Dried Chicory Root, Turmeric, Niacin Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Rosemary Extract, Dried Yeast Fermentation Solubles.

Calorie Content
350 kcal/cup* (calculated)



Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (minimum)
32.0%average

Crude Fat (minimum)
12.0% IMHO too low ... most foods ave 17-23%

Crude Fiber (maximum)
4.0%

Moisture (maximum)
10.0%

Ash (maximum)
7.0%

Magnesium (maximum)
0.10% well out of UTI health range and bordering HIGH

Copper (minimum)
35 mg/kg

Manganese (minimum)
35 mg/kg

Zinc (minimum)
200 mg/kg

Vitamin A (minimum)
17,600 IU/kg

Vitamin E (minimum)
165 IU/kg

Taurine (minimum)
0.15% low low end of ave

Omega-3 Fatty Acids (minimum)*
0.5%

Omega-6 Fatty Acids (minimum)*
3.5%


*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.



The wet is good ... this is okay

 

[jack31]

Thanks! The boys are almost on 100% TOTW, and for now that's where we plan to stay.

Leslie

 

[hesster]

The wet food is great and decently priced, but I was disappointed when I saw the ingredients on the dry food. I personally wouldn't feed it to my cats. Willow only wants wet food these days and I feed her the wet, but I leave out dry for Gizmo, and he gets TotW.