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Mom · 12-10-2020, 12:20 PM

So to double check, the first set of ingredients, below, is the Oxbow and the second is the Higgins I can get from Amazon. I'd missed the molasses in the Oxbow, but as it's a good source of iron and trace elements I can excuse whatever sugar content it has. They both look like they have significant "grasses" in their content. And it looks like the Oxbow has a bit more protein than the Higgins. (We were trying to get that down just a bit in the supplement, too, if he was going to keep getting mealworms.) Oh, well...

Oxbow
Timothy Grass, Oat Groats, Linseed Meal, Sunflower meal, Whole Barley, Oat Grass, Orchard Grass, Cane Molasses,* Canola Oil, Whole Yellow Pea, Sodium Bentonite, Flaxseed, Lignin Sulfonate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Yeast Culture (dehydrated), Banana Powder, Carrot Powder, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Inulin, Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), Spinach Powder, Tomato Powder, L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Vitamin C), Monocalcium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Magnesium Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Proteinate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Rosemary Extract

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (min) 16.00%
Crude Fat (min) 2.50%
Crude Fiber (min) 18.00%
Crude Fiber (max) 23.00%
Moisture (max) 10.00%
Calcium (min) 0.80%
Calcium (max) 1.30%
Phosphorus (min) 0.50%
Vitamin A (min) 10,000 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 (min) 900 IU/kg
Vitamin E (min) 190 IU/kg

Higgins
White Millet, Wheat, Red Milo, Corn, Oats, Sun-Cured Timothy Hay, Sunflower Seeds, Sun-Cured Alfalfa Meal, Flaked Beans, Flaked Peas, Peanuts, Yellow Peas, Soybean Hulls, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Soybean Meal, Dicalcium Phosphate, Flaxseed, Salt, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Algae Meal, Soybean Oil, Hemicellulose Extract, DL-Methionine, L-Lysine, Choline Chloride, Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), Potassium Chloride, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Sodium Selenite, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin B12 Supplement.

Crude Protein - Min. 15.0%
Crude Fat - Min. 6.5%
Crude Fiber - Max. 11.0%
Moisture - Max. 11.0%
Vitamin A - Min. 8,000 IU/kg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids - Min. 0.40%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) - Min. 0.03%
Total Lactic Acid Bacteria - Min. 2 x 105 cfu/g

For light reading, this is interesting: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK231928/[URL="http://https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK231928/"]

12-10-2020, 12:20 PM
Mom Newborn Pup Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 25	Re: Rescue Hamster - really obese So to double check, the first set of ingredients, below, is the Oxbow and the second is the Higgins I can get from Amazon. I'd missed the molasses in the Oxbow, but as it's a good source of iron and trace elements I can excuse whatever sugar content it has. They both look like they have significant "grasses" in their content. And it looks like the Oxbow has a bit more protein than the Higgins. (We were trying to get that down just a bit in the supplement, too, if he was going to keep getting mealworms.) Oh, well... Oxbow Timothy Grass, Oat Groats, Linseed Meal, Sunflower meal, Whole Barley, Oat Grass, Orchard Grass, Cane Molasses,* Canola Oil, Whole Yellow Pea, Sodium Bentonite, Flaxseed, Lignin Sulfonate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Yeast Culture (dehydrated), Banana Powder, Carrot Powder, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Inulin, Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), Spinach Powder, Tomato Powder, L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Vitamin C), Monocalcium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Magnesium Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Proteinate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Rosemary Extract Guaranteed Analysis Crude Protein (min) 16.00% Crude Fat (min) 2.50% Crude Fiber (min) 18.00% Crude Fiber (max) 23.00% Moisture (max) 10.00% Calcium (min) 0.80% Calcium (max) 1.30% Phosphorus (min) 0.50% Vitamin A (min) 10,000 IU/kg Vitamin D3 (min) 900 IU/kg Vitamin E (min) 190 IU/kg Higgins White Millet, Wheat, Red Milo, Corn, Oats, Sun-Cured Timothy Hay, Sunflower Seeds, Sun-Cured Alfalfa Meal, Flaked Beans, Flaked Peas, Peanuts, Yellow Peas, Soybean Hulls, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Soybean Meal, Dicalcium Phosphate, Flaxseed, Salt, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Algae Meal, Soybean Oil, Hemicellulose Extract, DL-Methionine, L-Lysine, Choline Chloride, Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), Potassium Chloride, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Sodium Selenite, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin B12 Supplement. Crude Protein - Min. 15.0% Crude Fat - Min. 6.5% Crude Fiber - Max. 11.0% Moisture - Max. 11.0% Vitamin A - Min. 8,000 IU/kg Omega-3 Fatty Acids - Min. 0.40% Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) - Min. 0.03% Total Lactic Acid Bacteria - Min. 2 x 105 cfu/g For light reading, this is interesting: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK231928/[URL="http://https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK231928/"]