Compare Our Quality Ingredients

Fresher is Better
Earthblend is made in small batches to insure controlled consistency and optimum freshness. Each bag of Earthblend is stamped with the date of manufacture, and stored in our temperature-controlled storage facility until delivery. This helps insure outstanding palatability and maximum ingredient potency without the presence of unhealthy chemical preservatives.
Equally important to what goes into your dogs food is what doesn't...be sure to read the labels!

Many of the pet foods on the market today are full of unhealthy preservatives and additives. Exposure to pesticides, chemicals, and artificial dyes, is even a bigger risk to your pet small and fragile system than it is to you. It is common opinion among many veterinarians these days that these toxins are the major cause of the alarming number of cases of early aging and cancer in dogs.

Take a look at the first few ingredients in some national "Premium" brands. How many of them have meat as their first two ingredients? We know you'll see why Earthblend is well above the competition!

Ingredients are listed by predominance of dry weight, with the most dominant ingredients listed first as required by law.

Earthblend Super Premium Natural Dog Food™

Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Millet, Barley, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols a Natural Source of Vitamin E), Fish Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Natural Chicken Liver Flavor, Dried Kelp, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Brewers Dried Yeast, Flax Seed Oil , Fennel Seed, Parsley, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product, Garlic, Barley Grass, Thyme, Burdock Root, Red Clover, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Zinc Sulfate, Iron Sulfate,
Niacin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B3), Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Pantothenate, Calcium Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Biotin, Rosemary Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Ribofl avin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B2), Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite (Source of Vitamin K3), Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Ehtylenediamine Dihydriodide, Beta Carotene, Spirulina.

Hill’s Science Diet®
Adult Original
Chicken, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Ground Whole Grain Wheat, Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Corn Gluten Meal, Brewers Rice, Chicken Liver Flavor, Soybean Oil, Dried Egg Product, Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Iodized Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), DL-Methionine, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract.
(http://www.hillspet.com)

Eukanuba®
Adult Natural Lamb & Rice Formula
Lamb, Brewers Rice, Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Fish Meal (source of fish oil), Chicken Meal, Ground Whole Grain Barley, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Egg Product, Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Brewers Dried Yeast, Salt, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Vitamins [Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid], Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Minerals [Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate], DL-Methionine, Rosemary Extract
(http://us.iams.com)

Nutro®
Natural Choice Lamb Meal & Rice Formula
Lamb Meal, Ground Rice, Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Natural Flavors, Soybean Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Whole Brown Rice, Dried Egg Product, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Potassium Chloride, L-Lysine, Dried Kelp, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurine, Ferrous Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Biotin, Copper Proteinate, Niacin, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin A Supplement, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6),
(http://www.nutroproducts.com)

Purina ONE®
Total Nutrition Chicken & Rice
Chicken (natural source of glucosamine), brewers rice, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), whole grain corn, whole grain wheat, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), non-fat yogurt, animal digest, calcium phosphate, salt, potassium chloride, caramel color, calcium carbonate, choline chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, zinc sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.
(http://www.naturalblends.com)

Iams®
Adult Large Rich in Chicken
Chicken (>20%), maize, wheat, sorghum, animal fat, poultry meal, barley, dried beet pulp, chicken digest, fish meal, dried whole egg, brewer’s dried yeast, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium hexametaphosphate, DLmethionine, glucosamine HCl.
(http://iams.com)


Ingredients to be aware of:

salt
Used to cover up rancid meat and fat, can cause kidney and heart disease, hypertension -- used to encourage cats to drink, source of sodium chloride.

corn syrup
A "sugar" that causes diabetes, weight gain, hyperactivity, fearful behavior, ill health.

corn
Inexpensive feed-grade can include moldy grain or fungus which has cause death.

rice hulls
Cheap filler, can be harsh on intestines.

rice gluten
Can encourage diabetes, a poor protein source/filler.
rice flour Cheap filler causes bowel distress and can lead to diabetes in dogs.

rice bran
Cheap filler can lead to digestive upset.
rice Cheap filler can cause diabetes in dogs, often indicates poorest quality possible.

sugar
(1 stars) found in 3% of pet food products analyzed. Sugar Leads to diabetes, hyperactivity and obesity. Can feed arthritis. BAD.

egg product
(1 stars) found in 6% of pet food products analyzed. Cheap source of protein, waste product of egg industry, free of shell.

dried animal digest
(1 stars) found in 1% of pet food products analyzed. Flavor enhancer. Is non-descriptive, digest is rendered animal tissue, including rancid or diseased parts.

soy flour
(1 stars) found in 8% of pet food products analyzed. Cheap source of grain protein, filler, can cause bloat/death in dogs.

iodized salt
(1 stars) found in 7% of pet food products analyzed. Used to cover rancid meats and fats, get cats to drink more - causes kidney dysfunction, hypertension.

onion extract
(1 stars) found in 1% of pet food products analyzed. Onions can be deadly to dogs.

meat and bone meal
(natural source of calcium) (1 stars) found in 4% of pet food

products analyzed
Non-descriptive indicates 4-D meat, cheapest source, can include diseased tissues plus bone meal can not be digested and assimilated as calcium!

natural and artificial flavors
(1 stars) found in 5% of pet food products analyzed. Poor quality of flavor additive, artificial flavors can be carcinogenic.

meat by-products
(1 stars) found in 18% of pet food products analyzed. Non-descriptive indicates 4-D meat, cheapest source, can include diseased tissues (tumors) and organs.

poultry by-products
(1 stars) found in 3% of pet food products analyzed. Ground up carcasses, can include dead, diseased foul, all internal parts void of healthy meat, includes feet and beaks.

ground corn
(1 stars) found in 3% of pet food products analyzed. Is not "whole ground," this is misleading, often indicates poor quality, can cause allergies.

ground rice
(1 stars) found in 17% of pet food products analyzed. Filler -- has been linked to diabetes, always indicates white rice, not whole grain but usually floor sweepings from rice industry.

caramel
(1 stars) found in 9% of pet food products analyzed. Sugar-based adds to hyperactivity, or can be prepared by ammonia process associated with blood toxicity in lab rats.

beef by-products
(1 stars) found in 3% of pet food products analyzed. Can include any internal part of the cow other than the meat, often from 4-D, rancid sources.

wheat gluten
(1 stars) found in 28% of pet food products analyzed. Poor protein source, used as a cheap, non-nutritive filler -- causes allergies.

wheat flour
(1 stars) found in 18% of pet food products analyzed. Poorly digested filler, can cause allergies and bowel problems.

brewer’s rice
(1 stars) found in 31% of pet food products analyzed. Waste product from breweries, cheap, non-nutritive filler can be harsh on intestines and lead to diabetes.

water sufficient for processing
(1 stars) found in 10% of pet food products analyzed. Robs protein from can food since it is used as non-nutritive filler instead.

corn gluten meal
(1 stars) found in 31% of pet food products analyzed. Waste product, cheap, non-nutritive filler but used as protein source -- can cause allergies and sugar imbalance.

animal digest
(1 stars) found in 13% of pet food products analyzed. Rendered, by chemical and/or enzymatic process, non-descriptive animal tissues used for flavor.

corn grits
(1 stars) found in 5% of pet food products analyzed. Poor source of protein and carbohydrates, filler.

chicken flavors
(1 stars) found in 1% of pet food products analyzed. Indicates artificial flavor which can be a carcinogen.

artificial flavor
(1 stars) found in 1% of pet food products analyzed. Can become carcinogenic. Produces allergies.

chicken by-product meal
(1 stars) found in 23% of pet food products analyzed. Ground up carcasses, internal organs, beaks, feet. Concentrated.

*1 Star indicates the grade of the food that most commonly uses the ingredient.

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