Best Dry Cat Food Reviews » Diamond http://catfoodreviews.com Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:22:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Diamond Naturals Active Cat Formula Cat Food http://catfoodreviews.com/diamond-naturals-active-cat-formula-cat-food/ http://catfoodreviews.com/diamond-naturals-active-cat-formula-cat-food/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:51:44 +0000 admin http://catfoodreviews.com/?p=715

The Good


First ingredient is a named meat ingredient

The Bad

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Diamond

Diamond Naturals Active Cat Formula is designed to maintain any active cat, whether it be a kitten, adult, or senior cat. The first five ingredients include chicken meal, ground rice, chicken fat, natural chicken flavor, and flaxseed. The guaranteed analysis of this formula includes 40% protein and 20% fat.
 

Diamond Review

We are going to take a look at the first five ingredients of Diamond. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of cat food. The ingredients before the first fat source usually make up the vast majority of the cat food.
 

    Chicken meal, ground rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), natural chicken flavor, flaxseed, powdered cellulose, sodium bisulfate, salmon oil (a source of DHA), fish meal, methionine, choline chloride, taurine, dried chicory root, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

    First Five Ingredients Analysis:

    1. Chicken Meal
    2. Ground Rice
    3. Chicken Fat
    4. Natural Chicken Flavor
    5. Flaxsweed
    Chicken Meal - chicken which has been ground or otherwise reduced in particle size.

    Ground Rice - the entire product obtained by grinding the rice kernels after the hulls have been removed.

    Chicken Fat - This ingredient is the first fat source. It is safe to safe that all ingredients before this ingredient will make up the majority of this cat food.

    Chicken Flavoring - Flavoring

    Flaxseed - No AAFCO definition found

    Crude Protein 40% Minimum

    Crude Fat 20% Minimum

    Crude Fiber 3% Maximum

    Moisture 10% Maximum

    Zinc 150 mg/kg Minimum

    Selenium 0.4 mg/kg Minimum

    Vitamin E 150 IU/kg Minimum

    Taurine 0.1% Minimum

    Omega-6 Fatty Acids * 3.0% Minimum

    Omega-3 Fatty Acids * 0.5% Minimum

    DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) * 0.05% Minimum

Diamond Consumer Ratings

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Rating (out of 10)

Overall Ingredients


This score is based on ALL ingredients
 4

First Five Ingredients


This score is based on the first five ingredients
 4

Protein Content


This score is based on the total meat protein content
 4

Grain Content


More Grains = Lower score and No Grains= 10
 4

Total

 4

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The Good


First and Second Ingredients are named meat ingredients

Decent Quality Ingredients

The Bad


Two grain ingredients in the first five ingredients

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Diamond

Diamond Naturals Indoor Cat Formula is designed for indoor cats up to one year of age. It is marketed by Diamond as a product to help your cat maintain a lean and ideal body condition. The first five ingredients include chicken, chicken meal, cracked pealed barely, whole grain brown rice, and powdered cellulose. The guaranteed analysis of the formula is 32% protein and 14% fat.
 

Diamond Review

We are going to take a look at the first five ingredients of Diamond. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of cat food. The ingredients before the first fat source usually make up the vast majority of the cat food.
 

    Chicken, chicken meal, cracked pearled barley, whole grain brown rice, powdered cellulose, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), flaxseed, natural chicken flavor, egg product, fish meal, sodium bisulfate, choline chloride, dried chicory root, methionine, potassium chloride, taurine, L-carnitine, yucca schidigera extract, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

    First Five Ingredients Analysis:

    1. Chicken
    2. Chicken Meal
    3. Cracked Pearled Barley
    4. Whole Grain Brown Rice
    5. Powdered Cellulose
    Chicken - the clean combination of flesh and skin with or without accompanying bone, derived from the parts or whole carcasses of chicken or a combination thereof, exclusive of feathers, heads, feet and entrails.

    Chicken Meal - chicken which has been ground or otherwise reduced in particle size.

    Cracked Pearled Barley - cracked pearl barley resulting from the manufacture of pearl barley from clean barley.

    Whole Grain Brown Rice - the entire product obtained by grinding the rice kernels after the hulls have been removed.

    Powdered Cellulose - purified, mechanically disintegrated cellulose prepared by processing alpha cellulose obtained as a pulp from fibrous plant materials.

    Crude Protein 32.0% Minimum

    Crude Fat 14.0% Minimum

    Crude Fiber 8.0% Maximum

    Moisture 10.0% Maximum

    Ash 6.5% Maximum

    Magnesium 0.1% Maximum

    Zinc 150 mg/kg Minimum

    Selenium 0.4 mg/kg Minimum

    Vitamin E 150 IU/kg Minimum

    Taurine 0.1% Minimum

    L-Carnitine * 40 mg/kg Minimum

    Omega-6 Fatty Acids * 2.4% Minimum

    Omega-3 Fatty Acids * 0.4% Minimum

Diamond Consumer Ratings

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Rating (out of 10)

Overall Ingredients


This score is based on ALL ingredients
 5

First Five Ingredients


This score is based on the first five ingredients
 5

Protein Content


This score is based on the total meat protein content
 5

Grain Content


More Grains = Lower score and No Grains= 10
 3

Total

 4.5

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The Good

The Bad


Minimal Meat Content

Heavy Grain Content

Lower Quality Ingredients

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Diamond

Diamond Food’s Maintenance Formula for Cats is designed to sustain a cat’s nutritional needs throughout their adult life. The first five ingredients include chicken, whole grain corn, wheat flour, chicken fat, and brewers rice. The guaranteed analysis of this formula includes 30% protein and 15% fat.
 

Diamond Review

We are going to take a look at the first five ingredients of Diamond. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of cat food. The ingredients before the first fat source usually make up the vast majority of the cat food.
 

    Chicken by-product meal, whole grain ground corn, wheat flour, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), brewers rice, corn gluten meal, beet pulp, fish meal, sodium bisulfate, flaxseed, natural chicken flavor, salt, choline chloride, methionine, potassium chloride, taurine, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin A supplment, biotin, potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

    First Five Ingredients Analysis:

    1. Chicken By Products
    2. Whole Grain Ground Corn
    3. Wheat Flour
    4. Chicken Fat
    5. Brewers Rice
    Chicken By-Product Meal - consists of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice.

    Whole Grain Ground Corn - the entire ear of corn ground, without husks, with no greater portion of cob than occurs in the ear corn in its natural state.

    Wheat Flour - wheat flour together with fine particles of wheat bran, wheat germ and the offal from the "tail of the mill". This product must be obtained in the usual process of commercial milling and must not contain more than 1.5 percent crude fiber.

    Chicken Fat - First fat source. This ingredient is a named fat source which is a plus.

    Brewers Rice - unpolished rice after the kernels have been removed. Not a complete AAFCO definition.

    Crude Protein 30.0% Minimum

    Crude Fat 15.0% Minimum

    Crude Fiber 3.0% Maximum

    Moisture 10.0% Maximum

    Ash 6.0% Maximum

    Calcium 0.8% Minimum

    Phosphorus 0.65% Minimum

    Potassium 0.7% Minimum

    Magnesium 0.1% Maximum

    Selenium 0.4 mg/kg Minimum

    Vitamin E 100 IU/kg Minimum

    Taurine 0.1% Minimum

    Omega-6 Fatty Acids * 2.4% Minimum

    Omega-3 Fatty Acids * 0.4% Minimum

Diamond Consumer Ratings

Are you a consumer of Diamond? If so please take the time to rate Diamond. This will make it easier for people who are looking to purchase Diamond.

Rating (out of 10)

Overall Ingredients


This score is based on ALL ingredients
 2

First Five Ingredients


This score is based on the first five ingredients
 2

Protein Content


This score is based on the total meat protein content
 1

Grain Content


More Grains = Lower score and No Grains= 10
 2

Total

 1.75

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Diamond brand cat food is just one division of the larger Diamond Pet Foods, which is the name Schell and Kampeter, Inc. do business under. Diamond Pet Foods is a US based livestock feeds company, originally established in 1970. They are a privately held, family-owned enterprise that own plants all over the country, including California, South Carolina, and Missouri.

Diamond Dry Cat Food Reviews

Diamond cat foods have a total of three dry food blends, falling under two different categories. These categories are the Diamond Original formula, and the Diamond Naturals cat formula. The Diamond Originals formulas come in 6, 20, and 40 lb. varieties. The Diamond Naturals come in either 6, or 18 lb. bags.

Diamond Dry Cat Food Formulas:

  1. Diamond Food’s Maintenance Formula for Cats Cat Food is designed to sustain a cat’s nutritional needs throughout their adult life. The first five ingredients include chicken, whole grain corn, wheat flour, chicken fat, and brewers rice. The guaranteed analysis of this formula includes 30% protein and 15% fat.
  2. Diamond Naturals Indoor Cat Formula Cat Food is designed for indoor cats up to one year of age. It is marketed by Diamond as a product to help your cat maintain a lean and ideal body condition. The first five ingredients include chicken, chicken meal, cracked pealed barely, whole grain brown rice, and powdered cellulose. The guaranteed analysis of the formula is 32% protein and 14% fat.
  3. Diamond Naturals Active Cat Formula Cat Food is designed to maintain any active cat, whether it be a kitten, adult, or senior cat. The first five ingredients include chicken meal, ground rice, chicken fat, natural chicken flavor, and flaxseed. The guaranteed analysis of this formula includes 40% protein and 20% fat.

Diamond Dry Cat Food Consumer Ratings

Reviews and opinions among consumers are generally favorable; with many pet owners being generally pleased they have chosen Diamond products as their food of choice. The few unfavorable reviews focused on the inclusion of added “fillers” and choice over better ingredients.

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