Comparison of Taste of the Wild Dry Kibble Dog Food

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This article is a comparison of Taste of The Wild dry kibble dog food.  Right off the bat you are drawn to the product from the packaging that looks like it is out of the Jack London book: The Call of the Wild; likely on purpose. Looking at the picturesque packaging on the dry dog food is like looking at a piece of artwork. The pictures are predators hunting their prey. This plays very well into the grain-free / high protein diet that the company promotes and provides.

All Taste of the Wild products are manufactured in the USA. They have three facilities; one located in each of the following states: California, Missouri and South Carolina. This is where they produce their four different formulas that they presently have. All of them are grain-free; produced from unique protein sources, fruits, vegetables, and natural antioxidants. Importantly all of the protein meals are sourced from vendors that do not use ethoxyquin.

Ethoxyquin is a quinoline-based antioxidant used as a food preservative. It is however also used as a pesticide! It has been shown to be slightly toxic in fish and there is speculation that it may be responsible for multiple health problems in pets who have consumed it. Monsanto, the producer of the compound, claims that it is completely safe.

The four dog kibbles that Taste of The Wild produces are as follows:

• High Prairie Canine Formula
• Pacific Stream Canine Formula
• SierraMountainCanine Formula
• Wetlands Canine Formula

 High Prairie Canine Formula: The primary ingredients of this kibble are roasted bison and roasted venison for the protein source, sweet potatoes, peas, tomato pomace and a berry blend for the fruit and vegetable portion. This particular formula is also available in a puppy focused version. From the websites guaranteed analysis of the product it has a minimum of:

32.0% Crude protein

18.0% Crude Fat

10.0% Moisture

3.0% Crude Fiber

0.4 mg/kg Selenium

150 mg/kg Zinc

150 IU/kg Vitamin E

2.8% Omega-6 Fatty Acids

0.3% Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Pacific Stream Canine Formula: This salmon and smoked salmon protein based natural dog food is mixed with sweet potatoes and supplemented with a fruit and vegetable blend. This particular formula is also available in a puppy focused version. From the websites guaranteed analysis of the product it has a minimum of:

25.0% Crude protein

15.0% Crude Fat

3.0% Crude Fiber

10.0% Moisture

150 mg/kg Zinc

0.4 mg/kg Selenium

150 IU/kg Vitamin E

2.4% Omega-6 Fatty Acids

0.3% Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Sierra Mountain Canine Formula: This quality premium dog food is made with roasted lamb for the protein source. Sweet potatoes, peas, tomato pomace and a berry blend. From the websites guaranteed analysis of the product it has a minimum of:

25.0% Crude protein

15.0% Crude Fat

4.0% Crude Fiber

10.0% Moisture

150 mg/kg Zinc

0.4 mg/kg Selenium

150 IU/kg Vitamin E

.05% Taurine

2.4% Omega-6 Fatty Acids

0.3% Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Wetlands Canine Formula: Another line of dry dog food kibble produced with real roasted and smoked fowl as the primary protein source. Like the other lines, sweet potatoes, peas, tomato pomace and a berry blend round out the product providing highly digestible energy. From the websites guaranteed analysis of the product it has a minimum of:

32.0% Crude protein

18.0% Crude Fat

4.0% Crude Fiber

10.0% Moisture

150 mg/kg Zinc

0.4 mg/kg Selenium

150 IU/kg Vitamin E

2.4% Omega-6 Fatty Acids

0.3% Omega-3 Fatty Acids

 

 

The tagline on the Taste the Wild website is “Your pets crave a taste of the wild. Go ahead and give it to them.” The items involved are strait out of the wild; Bison, Venison, Salmon, Lamb, etc... This comparison of Taste of the Wild dry kibble dog food products that are  grain-free, natural, holistc and healthy produce a high protein balanced diet .