Mars is a large conglomerate that owns several other pet food brands, including Pedigree , Nutro, Royal Canin , Iams , and more. Eukanuba owns a manufacturing facility in Ohio, which is where most of its products are made.
While Eukanuba states that most of its key ingredients are sourced from western countries like the United States, New Zealand, and Europe, it does not guarantee that all of its ingredients are. It is unknown if any of their ingredients are sourced from further afield, such as China. Eukanuba is widely available at both large retail stores like PetSmart and Petco, as well as online sellers such as Chewy and Amazon. Eukanuba has a large range of dog food products. Eukanuba produces breed-specific recipes.
Eukanuba also has other niche recipe types such as large breed recipes, senior dog food recipes, and puppy food recipes. The nutrition offered by Eukanuba recipes varies significantly. There are Eukanuba recipes that offer significantly above-average nutrition, and there are others that offer average to below-average nutrition. This is as the recipes contain a large portion of meat content. Given their large product range, Eukanuba uses a relatively small number of meat ingredients.
The majority of their recipes stick to Chicken as their core ingredient, probably as it is the most cost-effective meat ingredient. Not only are the vast majority of our dog foods made in the U. Read more. Nulo is manufactured in Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota with a focus on sustainable farming and environments.
Made in the USA? Nutro Products. Nutro Products, Inc. Their recipes contain high-quality ingredients, such as fresh meats and meat meals that are free of artificial hormones and steroids. The Precise Pet Products company is headquartered in Nacogdoches, Texas and it has been producing high-quality pet foods since Technically, the brand is manufactured by Texas Farm Products, but it is a family-owned company that describes itself as "independently minded.
The pet food maker, established by Matt Koss in , is moving to a 50,square-foot facility about twice as large as its current site. For years Eukanuba has provided high quality, nutritious dog food to families around the globe. Every piece of our kibble was designed to give mans best friend the nutrients they need and a flavor they will love.
Eukanuba Premium Performance is a plant-based dry dog food using a notable amount of named meat and by-product meals as its main sources of animal protein, thus earning the brand 4 stars. Those looking for a wet product from the same company may want to check out our review of Eukanuba Canned dog food. They've been told that the brand will be discontinued as of December 31st.
Eukanuba is a plant-based dry dog food using a moderate amount of named by-product meal as its main source of animal protein, thus earning the brand 3. Sorghum: Grain Sorghum, also called milo, is cracked, finely ground, and cooked before it is added to dry dog foods. WellPet is headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts just outside of Boston and they produce all of their pet foods in company-owned facilities in the United States.
All of the dry foods are made by Diamond Pet Foods in four company owned manufacturing facilities, all in the United States. The Eukanuba brand was founded in by Paul Iams who sought to create a new, high-quality brand of pet food that was unlike anything currently on the market.
The Eukanuba brand was manufactured and produced by Procter and Gamble until when it was sold to Mars, Inc , one of the largest pet food manufacturers in the world and the sixth largest privately held company in the U. In fact, it goes on to further boost this claim by running each bag of Eukanuba dog food through more than quality tests.
We believe them. The Eukanuba brand is a quality choice for pet dogs. A few of them even make it to our highly recommended list. Although dry kibbles have undergone more processes than canned dog food, they still have a number of benefits to you and your pup.
Kibbles support oral health by lessening the risk of tartar build up, does not need to be refrigerated, and are generally cheaper than the wet version. Each breed of dogs have their own unique personalities, traits, and, of course, dietary requirements. These breeds need to build up healthy joints and lots of lean muscles to support their retrieving nature and hunting background.
A good thing that this formulation starts with fresh chicken to kickstart the protein levels which are responsible for maintaining healthy muscles. As the first ingredient, a great bulk of the meal is made up of that specific poultry animal. There are a bunch of healthy grain ingredients here following the chicken. Some people argue that corn is not digestible for dogs. While that may be true for whole grain corn, corn that has been ground to a fine texture, such as in cornmeal, is perfectly palatable and digestible to canines.
At the third slot is whole grain sorghum and ground whole grain barley. These two are overflowing with nutrition. Sorghum is rich in iron, dietary fiber, niacin, and zinc.
It also provides a better blood sugar behavior in dogs. As for barley, it provides abundant fiber and since it has higher gelatinized starch than rice, its digestibility is also higher. The inclusion of chicken by-product meal is meant to boost up the protein content of the recipe and also to provide chondroitin and glucosamine that dogs need for joint health. This can be a debatable ingredient for some owners, though.
Some feel that chicken by-product meal is not a good inclusion in any meal. On one hand, by-products can be healthy because these include organs which are rich in folate and B-vitamins. It really goes down to personal preference. According to the Eukanuba website, this recipe is designed to reduce tartar build-up courtesy of the 3D DentaDefense System , to support strong bones, and to promote healthy skin and a radiant coat. It also includes a special fiber system made up of natural beet pulp and prebiotic fibers to promote optimal nutrient absorption as well as healthy digestion.
This particular recipe is formulated for adult dogs 1 year and older and those weighing between 24 to 54 lbs. The first ingredient in this recipe is fresh chicken, a high-quality ingredient in general as well as a premium source of animal protein. Because fresh chicken contains much moisture, most of it is cooked out by the end of the process leaving you with less protein. The next ingredient chicken by-product meal becomes necessary to support the protein content.
Meat meals have already been cooked to remove moisture, which makes them a much more highly concentrated source of protein than fresh meats. The only problem here is that it is a by-product meal — it is difficult to judge the quality of this ingredient because by-products vary from one batch to another. However, since by-products usually contain nutritious organs, these can be quite good for your pup. After the chicken and chicken by-product meal come corn meal, ground whole grain sorghum, brewers rice, and dried beet pulp.
Corn meal also offers nutrients such as protein and carbs. Sorghum is a whole grain and a gluten-free grain at that, so it is a decent ingredient.
Beet pulp acts as a source of supplemental fiber, as does the flax meal that appears later in the list. You will also find ground whole grain barley later in the list — this is a whole grain but it does contain gluten.
The remaining ingredients in this Eukanuba Lifestage Formulas Adult Maintenance Dry Food recipe consist primarily of fats, flavors, and supplements. The main source of fat in this recipe is chicken fat, which is a highly nutritious and concentrated source of energy for dogs. This ingredient is supplemented by fish oil and flax meal to ensure an optimal balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.
At the end of the ingredients list you will find a number of synthetic vitamin and mineral supplements. These supplements are not necessarily bad, but they are less biologically valuable for your dog than natural sources of the same nutrients like fresh fruits and vegetables. Overall, this Eukanuba Lifestage Formulas Adult Maintenance Dry Food recipe starts off strong with fresh chicken as the main ingredient, but the addition of a by-product meal brings it down a little bit.
The Lifestage Formulas range is a complete line of dog food that offers recipes for puppies, adults, and seniors. There are also specific formulas for small and large breed canines, ranging from puppies to seniors.
The goal is to provide these non-average canines with the right amount of protein for lean muscles , calcium for strong bones , and carbohydrates for high-intensity activities that they need to maintain peak performance. Sprinting activities require pups to have quick bursts of energy during regular and intense sprints, and this formulation helps with it. Honestly, we are on the fence about this recipe.
We understand that the focus is on giving dogs lots of energy so the focus is on carbs, but there are plenty of other carb sources that are much healthier and of higher quality. The better quality broken kernels left are milled into rice flour. The second ingredient is a chicken by-product meal. Meat meals are rendered food that has most of the moisture taken out to boost protein content per volume.
Ordinarily this would be a great addition to any dog food recipe. Admittedly, a chicken by-product meal can be quite good for your pup nutrition-wise. Occupying the third slot is corn. It does contain a good amount of fiber, though, so if corn has been refined — and in most cases in dry dog food, it has — then it should not be a problem for your pooch. Just be careful to make sure your pup is not allergic to it.
The rest of the ingredients are fine. If your pet does not have gluten-related disease, there should be no problem with him eating dog food with it as an added ingredient. Also, wheat gluten being an excellent source of highly-digestible protein works in its favor. There are prebiotics and fibers galore to help your canine maintain a healthy digestive system, and DHA and lots of antioxidants to support a healthy brain and nose-to-tail well-being.
The recipes in this range encourage lean muscle mass and help your pups stay active.
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