Table 1.

Analyzed chemical and energy composition of dog diets tested

Item	Treatment
	Extruded1	Grain-free roasted refrigerated2	Raw3	Roasted refrigerated4
DM (%)	93.33	38.63	47.28	42.23
OM (%), DMB5	92.47	88.58	93.23	89.51
CP (%), DMB	24.07	45.69	25.13	31.08
Acid-hydrolyzed fat (%), DMB	13.30	30.30	33.90	27.82
Total dietary fiber (%), DMB	9.60	7.28	6.94	11.84
GE5 (kcal/g), as-is	4.58	2.32	3.07	2.39
GE (kcal/g), DMB	4.91	6.01	6.50	5.66
ME5 (kcal/g), as-is	3.02	1.63	2.15	1.77
ME (kcal/g), DMB	3.24	4.22	4.55	4.19

¹Extruded: whole grain corn, meat and bone meal, corn gluten meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, soybean meal, poultry by-product meal, egg and chicken flavor, whole grain wheat, animal digest, salt, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, mono and dicalcium phosphate, choline chloride, L-lysine monohydrochloride, zinc sulfate, yellow 6, vitamin E supplement, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite.

²Grain-free roasted refrigerated: chicken, chicken liver, beef, salmon, eggs, cranberries, spinach, pea protein, natural flavors, minerals (dicalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate), pea fiber, vinegar, salt, peas, carrageenan, potassium chloride, inulin, beta-carotene, vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, niacin, calcium pantothenate, biotin, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid), celery powder.

³Raw: chicken, sweet potatoes, kale, citrus fiber, water, sea salt, dicalcium phosphate, dextrose, celery powder, vitamin and minerals (choline chloride, zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, vitamin E supplement, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, vitamin A supplement, niacin, calcium pantothenate, biotin, sodium selenite, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, vitamin B12 supplement, calcium iodate, vitamin D3 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid), inulin, dried Pediococcus acidilactici fermentation product, cherry juice powder.

⁴Roasted refrigerated: chicken, chicken liver, ground oats, carrots, eggs, spinach, rice bran, natural flavors, minerals (dicalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate), salt, vinegar, beta-carotene, vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, niacin, calcium pantothenate, biotin, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid), celery powder.

⁵DMB = DM basis; GE = measured by bomb calorimetry; ME = measured by GE − fecal energy − urinary energy.