Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food


The Good


First and Second Ingredients are named meat sources

The Bad


Use of wheat as a main ingredients

Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food Full Review


Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food

Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food is part of the Authority Dog Food product line. Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food is made and manufactured by Authority, Inc.

Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food Review

When analyzing dog food brands the first five ingredients are going to be the most important. The first five ingredients are going to make up the majority of the recipe. We have listed the ingredients, analysis of the first five, and the guaranteed analysis of Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food.

    Lamb, Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Wheat, Wheat Germ Meal, Oat Groats, Rice Bran, Brewers Rice, Beef Tallow (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Natural Flavor, Dried Egg Product, Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Vitamin and Mineral Supplements (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of Ascorbic Acid), Copper Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, D Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin, Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement).
    1. Lamb
    2. Lamb Meal
    3. Brown Rice
    4. Wheat
    5. Wheat Germ Meal
    Lamb: There is no official AAFCO definition for Lamb at the moment. It’s a great source of protein. The ingredient is inclusive of its water content, meaning when the water content is removed this ingredient may fall further down in the ingredients list.

    Lamb mealLamb meal is an excellent protein source. The water content from this ingredient has been removed this revealing its true weight. The AAFCO definition for lamb meal is the following: "the rendered product from lamb tissues, exclusive of blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practices"

    Brown Rice: : The incomplete AAFCO definition of Brown Rice is the following: "unpolished rice after the kernels have been removed. Not a complete AAFCO definition." Brown Rice is a decent quality ingredient. Brown Rice is a high quality carbohydrate that is high in fiber.

    Wheat: Wheat is believed to be the number one dog food ingredient that causes allergies within dogs.

    Wheat Germ meal: Wheat is believed to be the number one dog food ingredient that causes allergies within dogs. The current AAFCO definition for Wheat Germ Meal is:” consists chiefly of wheat germ together with some bran and middlings or short. It must contain not less than 25 percent crude protein and 7 percent crude fat. “

    Crude Protein not less than……. 22.0%

    Crude Fat not less than…….. 12.0%

    Crude Fiber not more than……. 4.0%

    Moisture not more than…… 10.0%

    Calcium not less than….. 1.2%

    Phosphorus not less than….. 1.1%

    Zinc not less than.....175mg/kg

    Selenium not less than .....0.15mg.kg

    Vitamin A not less than .....15,000 IU/kg

    Vitamin E not less than….. 200 IU/kg

    Omega-6 Fatty Acids not less than..... 2.0%*

    Omega-3 Fatty Acids not less than..... .30%*

    Vitamin C not less than..... 20 mg/kg*

    Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food Consumer Ratings

    Don't want to take our word on it? Have you (or your dog) tried Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food. If so please give us your thoughts on Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food. Below we have a couple of categories we believe are important to consumers. Please take the time and rate Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food.

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    Rating: 8.3/10 (9 votes cast)
    Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food, 8.3 out of 10 based on 9 ratings

    Rating (out of 10)

    Overall Ingredients


    This value take a look at the overall ingredients of the recipe.
    		 3

    First Five Ingredeints


    This value evaluates the first five ingredients only.
    		 3

    Protein Content


    This value evaluates the amount of protein.
    		 4

    Grain Content


    This value evaluates the amount of grains. 10 = No Grains.
    		 3

    Total

    		 3.25



    One Response to “Authority Adult Mini Chunk with Real Lamb Dog Food”

    1. L. Skinner says:
      June 26, 2010 at 6:06 am

      Mistakenly switched from Adult Lamb to Adult MiniChunks Lamb. Eats at night but makes second bowel movement during the night for 8 days. Never experienced that with Adult Lamb.

      Wrote email to company with no response asking what could be problem.

      Reply

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