| GET THE FACTS ONLY: "Natural" & "Premium" vs. AWARD WINNING Azmira Holistic Animal Care > DRY DOG FOOD COMPARISONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITEM or INGREDIENT | Azmira Classic | Azmira LifeStyle | Innova | California Natural | Precise Sensicare | Precise | Precise Plus | Nature's Recipe | Bil-Jac | Petsmart Oven Baked | Petsmart Authority | Nutro Natural | IAMS | Eukanuba | Science Diet Lamb & Rice | Solid Gold | Wellness Lamb | Wellness Chicken | Beneful | |||||||||||||
| Owner is PhD. Nutritionist | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||||||||
| Gave Certified Proof of Claims | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||||||||
| TRAINED SUPPORT STAFF | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||||||||
| Fresh Barrier Packaging | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | |||||||||||||
| Apprx. COST per DAY** | $0.68 | $0.78 | $0.92 | $0.97 | $1.09 | $1.02 | $1.07 | $1.89 | $1.21 | $0.99 | $1.78 | $1.23 | $0.97 | $0.99 | $1.19 | $1.36 | $1.39 | $1.34 | $0.87 | |||||||||||||
| Daily Ration - 50 lbs. dog | 2 cups | 2 cups | 2.11 cups | 2.73 cups | 2 + cups | 2 + cups | 2 + cups | 3.5 cups | 2.75 cups | 2.5 cups | 4 cups | 3.5 cups | 2.25 cups | 2+ cups | 3.5 cups | 3.25 + cups | 2.5+ cups | 2.5+ cups | 3.25 cups | |||||||||||||
| First Ingredient Listed | Beef Meal | Lamb Meal | Turkey | Lamb Meal | Lamb Meal | Chicken Meal | Chicken Meal | Wheat | By-Product | Lamb | Lamb Meal | Lamb Meal | Chicken | Lamb | Lamb Meal | Lamb Meal | Lamb | Chicken | Corn | |||||||||||||
| Whole Meat (water weight) | NONE ! | NONE ! | 2 types | NONE | NONE | NONE | Chicken | NONE | 2 types | 1 type | Lamb | NONE | Chicken | Lamb | NONE | NONE | Lamb | Chicken | Beef | |||||||||||||
| Crude Protein/Fat/Fiber | 22/8/4 | 22/8/4 | 24/14/3 | 21/11/4.5 | 22/12/4.5 | 24/14/3.5 | 26/16/3.5 | 20/10/4 | 27/18/4 | 25/14/3 | 22/12/4 | 21/12/5 | 26/15/4 | 23/14/4 | 19.5/13/2.5 | 22/8/5 | 26/14/2.5 | 25/14/3 | 25/10/4 | |||||||||||||
| k-Calories per cup | 445 | 406 | 557 | 430 | no answer | no answer | no answer | apprx. 400 | no answer | no answer | no answer | no answer | no answer | no answer | no answer | no answer | 323 | 328 | no answer | |||||||||||||
| "Whole" Ground Grains | 4 TYPES ! | 4 TYPES ! | NONE | NONE | NONE | Wheat | Wheat | Wheat | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | 1 TYPE | 2 TYPES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NONE | |||||||||||||
| Fruits &/or Vegetables | 4 TYPES | 4 TYPES | 5 TYPES | NONE | NONE | NONE | 1 TYPE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | 3 TYPES | 2 TYPES | 2 TYPES | 2 TYPES | |||||||||||||
| Proteinated Minerals | 5 ! | 5 ! | 4 | 4 | NONE | NONE | NONE | 3 | NONE | 3 | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | 4 | 3 | 3 | NONE | |||||||||||||
| Probiotics / Digestives | Not Needed | Not Needed | YES | None used | None used | None used | YES | None used | None used | Chicory Root | None used | None used | None used | None used | None used | None used | YES | YES | None used | |||||||||||||
| "Gimmicky" Ingredients/Promo | NONE ! | NONE ! | Sprouts, etc. | "Simple" | "Natural" | Dried Cheese | "Botanicals" | "Natural" | "Integrity" | Glucosamine | "Real Lamb" | Glucosamine | "Real Ckn" | Result based | "Superior" | Blueberries & Amaranth | "Whole" Foods | "Whole" Foods | "Real Beef" | |||||||||||||
| UNHEALTHY INGREDIENTS* | NONE ! | NONE ! | 6 TYPES | 2 TYPES | 4 TYPES | 8 TYPES | 6 TYPES | 5 TYPES | 9 TYPES | 4 TYPES | 8 TYPES | 5 TYPES | 7 TYPES | 8 TYPES | 7 TYPES | 2 TYPES | 3 TYPES | 3 TYPES | 10 TYPES | |||||||||||||
| *di-Calcium Phosphate | NEVER | NEVER | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | Not Clear | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | |||||||||||||
| *BHT, BHA, Ethoxyquin,etc. | NEVER | NEVER | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | BHA & So. Propionate | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | OTHERS | |||||||||||||
| *Sugar &/or Salt | NEVER | NEVER | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | NO | BOTH ! | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | 3 TYPES | |||||||||||||
| *Yeast (all types are liver toxins) | NEVER | NEVER | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||||||||
| *Soybean; Soybean Meal | NEVER | NEVER | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | |||||||||||||
| *Corn; Gluten; Ground | NEVER | NEVER | NO | NO | NO | 2 TYPES | NO | NO | YES | YES | 2 TYPES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | 2 TYPES | |||||||||||||
| *Wheat; Ground Wheat | NEVER | NEVER | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | 2 TYPES | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | |||||||||||||
| *Beet Pulp (even "sugar removed") | NEVER | NEVER | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||||||||
| *Tomato Pumace, Cellulous | NEVER | NEVER | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||||||||
| *#Wh. or Brn. Rice; Flour, Bran | NEVER | NEVER | 2 TYPES | 2 TYPES | 2 TYPES | Brewer's | Brewer's | YES | NO | Brewer's | 3 TYPES | 4 TYPES! | NO | Brewer's | 2 TYPES | 2 TYPES | 1 TYPE | 1 TYPE | NONE | |||||||||||||
| MISC.FILLERS & INGREDIENTS | NEVER | NEVER | Potatoes | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | By-Product CKN MEAL | Egg Product | Liver Digest | Egg Product | Egg Product | Egg Product | NONE | NONE | Potatoes & Rye Flour | |||||||||||||||