Sometimes they do add extra vitamins which did not exist in the ingredients they use in the pet food.
Take a look at Omege One garlic flakes (fish food)
For all marine fish. Made with fresh seafood and 2 percent garlic.
Rich in Omega 3 & 6 HUFAs. Natural pigments in salmon skins for vibrant colors. Fresh, natural fats. An abundance and variety of fresh seafood protein means less starch. Doesn't cloud water.
Ingredients: whole herring, whole salmon, halibut, black cod, seafood mix (krill, rockfish, shrimp, squid, clams, salmon eggs, and octopus), wheat flour, wheat gluten, fresh kelp, spirulina, garlic, lecithin, astaxanthin, L-Ascorbyl-2 phosphate (source of vitamin C), natural and artificial colors, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, biotin, inositol, tocopherol (preservative), ethoxyquin (preservative).
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (min.) 39.0%
Crude Fat (min.) 10.0%
Crude Fiber (max.) 4.0%
Moisture (max.) 8.5%
Ash (max.) 9.0%
Phosphorus (min.) 0.5%
Omega 3 (min.) 2.0%
Omega 6 (min.) 1.0%
Available in 1 oz. and 2.2 oz. sizes.
And also New Life Spectrum pellets
Typical Ingredients: Whole Antarctic Krill Meal, Whole Herring Meal, Wheat Flour, Whole Squid Meal, Algae Meal, Soybean Isolate, Beta Carotene, Spirulina, Garlic, Vegetable and Fruit Extract (Spinach, Broccoli, Red Pepper, Zucchini, Tomato, Pea, Red and Green Cabbage, Apple, Apricot, Mango, Kiwi, Papaya, Peach, Pear), Vitamin A Acetate, D-Activated Animal-Sterol (D3), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine, DL Alphatocophero ( E ), Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Niacin, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, L-Ascorby-2-Polyphosphate (Stable C), Ethylenediamine dihydroiodide, Cobalt Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Choline Chloride.
Tons of vitamins we don't usually hear about lol.
If you also noticed, the band agent - wheat flour is behind several main ingredients on the list.
Now, take a look at the "not so good brand" - Tetra (it actually self-claim to be "leading brand" lol)
Contains fish meal, dried yeast, ground brown rice, shrimp meal, wheat gluten, potato protein, dehulled soybean meal, feeding oatmeal, soybean oil, fish oil, algae meal, sorbitol, lecithin, wheat flour, ascorbic acid (source of vitamin C), inositol, niacin, riboflavin-5-phosphate, l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (stabilized vitamin C), d-calcium pantothenate, a-tocopherol-acetate (source of vitamin E), thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin A palmitate (source of vitamin A), menadione sodium bisulfate complex, biotin, cyanocobalamin, cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), beta-carotene, blue 2 lake, red 3 dye, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, ethoxyquin as a preservative and an antioxidant
Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (min) 46.0%, Crude Fat (min) 8.5%, Crude Fiber (max) 2.0%, Moisture (max) 6.0%, Phosphorus (min) 1.2%, Vitamin A (min) 8,000 IU/kg, Vitamin D3 (min) 1,700 IU/kg, Vitamin E (min) 90mg/kg, Biotin (min) 800 ug/kg, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (min) 465mg/kg, Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min) 8,000mg/kg
"Fish Meal", and the next 3 ingredient are useless.
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