Why FRR Ingredients Are Special"You are what you eat" applies to pets as well as people
AAFCO Nutrient Profiles
Their profiles and protocol testing are the recognized industry authority on dog and cat nutrition for the purposes of substantiation of nutritional adequacy in commercial pet foods. All Flint River Ranch pet diets are formulated to exceed their requirements for nutrition.
Definition of Meal
Meal means reduced in size. Our meal is meat (never by-products) that is cooked, most water removed and reduced in size (ground) in order for a more uniform mix of the meat, grains, vitamins and minerals.
Source Of Grains
Grains are purchased from major commercial suppliers like General Mills, tested and retested by the finest labs. This testing insures the very best quality and reduces the possibility of toxic molds. Grain is cheaper when purchased direct from the farm; however, the risk of toxic mold is greater.
Wheat Grain
Whole wheat and selected parts of the wheat berry are used as our base grain. The whole grain is ground into two sizes. A fine ground whole-wheat flour as a binder and a course ground whole wheat flour for texture. Wheat grains are not only more digestible than corn, it is one of the most nutritionally balanced cereal grains. It is an easy-to-digest source of carbohydrates, fiber and energy. A combination of grains, like a combination of meat, is better than just one source.
Rice
Combination of brown and white rice. The white rice for digestibility and the brown for its added nutritional value. A diet that is 100% Brown Rice can be somewhat hard for some animals to digest.
Low quality fillers like wood fiber, corncobs, peanut hulls, cottonseed, straw, soybeans or citrus pulp are not found in Flint River Ranch products.
Corn
Corn is an excellent grain; however, it is more difficult to digest either by humans or dogs. Therefore, corn is not an ingredient in our dog food. The feline digestive system better utilizes corn and supplies important diet benefits to cats and kittens. Therefore, corn is included in the feline formula.
Flax
The different proteins in flax provide a high proportion base of unsaturated essential fatty acids and dietary fiber. Flax is recognized for its' potential in reducing the risk of some chronic diseases; it helps improve thickness and sheen of hair coat; it provides a great benefit to oven-baked food as it resists oxidation from the baking process and improves product shelf life.
Meat
Chicken meat is our base meat source, with the addition of lamb and a small amount of fish. There are no rendered by-products, intestines, heads, feet or feathers in our formulas. The amino acids provided by the meats are the basic building blocks of muscle, skin, coat,bone, blood and the immune system.
Whole Chicken
Why don't you use whole chicken like some other manufacturers? Remember that whole chicken is not like you buy in the grocery store. Whole chicken labeled for pet food is the whole chicken-including intestines, heads, feet, bones, feathers and everything but the cackle. No thanks.
Chicken
With all of our ingredients, we pay a premium price for the very best available. Human quality, just like you would feed your family. Chickens are purchased from two sources in California and Utah-they are certified to be hormone free.
Lamb
Lamb is range fed.
Fish
Fish is generally a combination of ocean white fish and shark flesh. There is no tuna.
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