Get your bag of food. Look for the Ingredient Statement on the label.

Read the first 5 ingredients as they play a significant role in the nutritional make-up of a food:

• What are the protein sources? We believe the primary source should come from quality animal protein, not vegetable protein or grain. Foods that list 2 or more grains in the first 5 ingredients may have more vegetable protein than animal protein.
  • Life’s Abundance primary protein is chicken meal. Why? Because chicken meat contains a certain amount of moisture; however, chicken meal is a concentrated source of chicken protein because most of the water has been removed. Therefore, it stands to reason that you get a greater “protein content” in 1 pound of chicken meal versus 1 pound of chicken.
• What about grains? Two or more grains listed in the first 5 ingredients means your food may have more vegetable protein than animal protein. Grains such as soy, corn, corn gluten and wheat gluten can be difficult to digest, which means less nutrition and more clean up.
  • Life’s Abundance lists only 1 grain in the first five ingredients, ground brown rice.
• Are there by-products? Some manufacturers consider by-products inferior sources of protein and, depending on the source, they can be difficult to digest.
  • Life’s Abundance does NOT contain by-products ingredients.
• What are the fat sources? Some fats are better than others. We believe the primary fat source in catfood should be animal based because animal fats contain a profile of fatty acids that are easily metabolized and thus are generally more available to the body.
  • Life’s Abundance contains chicken fat.

Does your food contain other health-promoting ingredients? Such as: Vegetables, Beet fiber, Antioxidants, Proteinated Minerals, Bacteria cultures. Your cat deserves the very best premium cat food. Compare cat food to see how your cat food measures up to Life's Abundance!

• POOR PROTEIN SOURCES: Soybean Meal, Wheat, Corn Glutens, Corn Meal, Whole Corn, Crushed Corn and Ground Corn are commonly used for their protein content in many pet foods. These ingredients are generally poor sources of protein vs. meat.
• CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES: BHA, BHT and ethoxyquin are found in many pet foods. Scientific studies have proven that these chemicals can be harmful.  In fact, they have been shown to promote liver disease and other medical problems.
• FOOD COLORING: Food colorings are still commonly used in cat foods today despite the fact that they are not necessary and some have been linked to medical problems.
• BY-PRODUCTS: By-products can vary. They can consist of the internal parts of animals such as necks, heads, undeveloped eggs, feet, intestines, lungs, spleen and liver.  Although by-products are used by many manufacturers, are these ingredienWhat the labels DO NOT Reveal: Condemned parts and animals rejected for human consumption can be rerouted into commercial cat foods. These condemned parts are referred to as the 4 D's: Dead, Dying, Diseased or Decayed. We believe this is one of the most despicable practices in the cat food manufacturing industry. ts you would knowingly feed your cat?

What the labels DO NOT Reveal: Condemned parts and animals rejected for human consumption can be rerouted into commercial cat foods. These condemned parts are referred to as the 4 D's: Dead, Dying, Diseased or Decayed. We believe this is one of the most despicable practices in the cat food manufacturing industry.

Some manufacturers have a lower standard regarding the quality of ingredients they use to make cat food. A recent example of this practice is the discovery of Pentobarbital in major cat foods, including supermarket brands. Pentobarbital is a chemical used to euthanize animals.  Many holistic veterinarians feel that daily ingestion of pentobarbital can be harmful.

Many manufacturers cut costs by using the cheapest ingredients available at the time a food is made. Since costs rise and fall, some manufacturers will vary ingredients from batch to batch resulting in changed nutrient values for each batch and possible digestive illness.

Some manufacturers have lower standards regarding the freshness of ingredients they use to make cat food. You can not determine the freshness of ingredients by reading a label; you must trust the cat food manufacturer.