| -> | | | | food. This line dry food label start off with the |
| From Purina, Friskies, 9Lives to Lams, there are so | | | | largest ingredient corn followed by chicken by |
| many cat food manufactures out there with large | | | | product meal, wheat, corn gluten meal, beef and |
| corporation owning several different product lines to | | | | bone meal, preserved with BHA... and after some |
| cater to different market needs. For example, Del | | | | vitamin supplements, the label notes caramel coloring, |
| Monte owns 9lives, Kibbles & Bits and Nature's | | | | natural and artificial flavors, taurine, yellow 5, red 40 |
| Recipe; Mars owns Waltham, Sheba, Whiskers and | | | | and blue 1. |
| Royal Canin; Procter & Gamble owns Eukanuba | | | | A further research show that another large cat food |
| and Iams; and Nestle owns Alpo, Friskies and Ralston | | | | manufacturer's "natural" product is virtually the same |
| Purina, to just name a few. | | | | formula of ingredients as its other product line, just |
| If you are wondering what cat food brand is the | | | | noting that there are no preservatives. (But both the |
| best out there, this article might just help answer | | | | regular and the "natural" product are preserved with |
| your question. | | | | mixed tocopherols!) |
| For some strange reason, most highly likely to be for | | | | A discerning consumer may find flaw if not ethical |
| profit reasons, these large companies products quality | | | | concern when the very same company can tout the |
| can differ to large extent. For example, one large | | | | healthy benefits of not having BHA and artificial colors |
| manufacturer's "natural" cat food is touted as | | | | in one of its products while creating other products |
| premium with complete and balance nutrition with no | | | | that do have BHA and artificial colors. |
| artificial preservatives. At the company product site, | | | | One might need to question what that means with |
| it describes the differences between their natural | | | | regard to the premium food, and is there an ethical |
| formula and other premium cat food and state that | | | | issue with having both a sort of sub-premium food |
| their line never uses beef or wheat. Only "highly | | | | and supposed premium food while marketing the |
| digestible ingredients like chicken and rabbit meat to | | | | nutrient wonders of both? Or are these companies |
| provide for protein, rice for carbohydrates..." are used. | | | | looking out for their own pockets or your cat health? |
| Described to be without any artificial preservative, | | | | These questions are for the consumer to ponder. |
| flavors or color and that the formula "uses protein | | | | You may or may not take issue with it. Nevertheless, |
| and fat that are preserved with mixed tocopherols, | | | | you do need to know that apart from reading the |
| not synthetic preservatives." This line does not use | | | | label, "premium and natural" marketing tactics may |
| any chemical preservatives, such as ethoxyquin, BHA | | | | not be true in all sense that you think it is. |
| or BHT. It is naturally preserved with mixed | | | | The answer when deciding what type of cat food to |
| tocopherols", which is supposingly the best and | | | | feed your cat may not be the brand or even what |
| healthiest choice for cats. | | | | company own the product lines or how well done the |
| On the other hand, the same company produces | | | | marketing campaign is for the cat food. |
| another range of standard-fare commercial line cat | | | | |