I just found the ingredients on the new adult chicken freedom ....... Isn't there some controversy about " Taurine " as well as garlic ? I am going to look it up. I understand garlic in small amounts is not supposed to be harmful .... but what about after a long time of eating it?
Ingredients
Deboned Chicken,
Chicken Meal,
Peas,
Potatoes,
Pea Starch,
Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid),
Turkey Meal,
Pea Fiber,
Tomato Pomace (source of Lycopene),
Flaxseed (source of Omega 3 and 6 Fatty Acids),
Natural Chicken Flavor,
Alfalfa Meal,
Potato Starch,
Whole Carrots,
Whole Sweet Potatoes,
Blueberries,
Cranberries,
Barley Grass,
Dried Parsley,
Garlic,
Dried Kelp,
Taurine,
Yucca Schidigera Extract,
L-Carnitine,
L-Lysine,
Glucosamine Hydrochloride,
Chondroitin Sulfate,
Turmeric,
Oil of Rosemary,
Dried Chicory Root,
Beta Carotene,
Vitamin A Supplement,
Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1),
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2),
Niacin (Vitamin B3),
d-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5),
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6),
Biotin (Vitamin B7),
Folic Acid (Vitamin B9),
Vitamin B12 Supplement,
Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C),
Vitamin D3 Supplement,
Vitamin E Supplement,
Iron Amino Acid Chelate,
Zinc Amino Acid Chelate,
Manganese Amino Acid Chelate,
Copper Amino Acid Chelate,
Choline Chloride,
Sodium Selenite,
Calcium Iodate,
Salt,
Caramel,
Potassium Chloride,
Calcium Carbonate,
Dicalcium Phosphate,
Dried Yeast (source of Saccharomyces cerevisiae),
Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product,
Dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation product,
Dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product,
True Blue Promise
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein 24.0% min
Crude Fat 14.0% min
Crude Fiber 7.0% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Calcium 1.0% min
Phosphorous 0.9% min
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.5% min
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 2.5% min
Glucosamine* 400 mg/kg min
Chondroitin Sulfate* 300 mg/kg min
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by AAFCO Pet Food Nutrient Profiles.
Sorry this is so long! Didn't quite know how to shorten it.
EDIT: I found the taurine on
www.webmd.com and it is not bad.