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Proximate Analysis, Minerals and Calories
(click here for Midwest Lab
report  )
The table
below indicates the values for test results from Midwest Labs, plus
calculated values for components in a formula mixed at a ratio of 1:2 with
water using WildAgain's nutrition calculator. The Kcals are calculated using
both the standard Atwater calculation as well as the modified Atwater as
prescribed by AAFCO.
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Component (dry powder) |
(Midwest Lab Report)
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Rehydrated @ 1:2 water |
Calculated |
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Moisture % |
3.42 |
Solids % |
14.0 |
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Protein % |
32.4 |
Protein % |
4.7 |
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Acid Hydrolysis Fat % |
55.6 |
Fat % |
8.0 |
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Carbs (subtraction) % |
3.2 |
Carbs % |
.5 |
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Calcium % |
1.5 |
Calcium % |
.2 |
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Phosphorus % |
.94 |
Phosphorus % |
.1 |
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Magnesium % |
.038 |
Ca/P Ratio |
1.60 |
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Sodium % |
.28 |
Kcals/cc
(Atwater) |
.93 |
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Potassium % |
.82 |
Kcals/cc
(AAFCO) |
.86 |
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Peroxide Value
(what's this?) |
(Test not performed) |
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Ave. dry wt grams (1 TBSP) |
5.0 |
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Kcals/gram
(Atwater) |
6.43 |
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Kcals/gram
(AAFCO) |
5.97 |
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Cells shaded in light
blue indicate values from tests performed by
Midwest Labs, Omaha, NE.
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Ingredients
(what's this?)
The table
below indicates the primary ingredients for the lot number indicated.
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Primary ingredients |
Animal fat
(preserved with BHA and citric acid), casein, dicalcium phosphate,
condensed whey, vegetable oil. |
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Secondary ingredients |
Calcium carbonate,
lethithin, potassium chloride, choline
chloride, magnesium sulfate, vitamin E supplement, vitamin A
supplement, zinc methionine, ferrous sulfate, calcium pantothenate,
vitamin B12 supplement, niacin supplement, manganese sulfate, copper
sulfate, vitamin D supplement, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine
hydrochloride, menadione sodium bisulfite, complex folic acid, calcium
iodate, biotin, sodium selenite, mono and diglycerides. |
Solubility Test
(what's this?)
As a high fat content additive, this
product, just like Fox Valley's® UltraBoost, did not perform well in the
solubility tests for either water temperature or either hydration time.
However the longer hydration time did result in more of the powder being
reconstituted, but still produced a hard cap or seal of unwetted powder at
the top of the cylinder after 30 minutes.
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Figure 1. When mixed with 125°F
water for immediate use, very little rehydration of the powder was
observed. The degree of hydration did improve with the use of hotter
water and longer hydration time, especially the cylinder on the far
right. |
Figure 2. The easy visibility
through the cylinder on the left to the blue background results from
very little coating of the wall of the cylinder, indicating a low
degree of rehydration of the product. The other cylinders were
somewhat improved. |
Physical
characteristics The texture of this product was
very uneven and
inconsistent. This resulted in measurement error described below. (The
expected error shown below is equal to 1 standard deviation (statistically
68% of all measurements should fall within this range)).
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Texture |
Weight/TBSP and measurement
variability |
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Weight (average) |
5.0 grams /
TBSP (large end of red scoop). |
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Texture and handling comments |
Very clumpy
in texture,
difficult scooping - unevenly and inconsistently. |
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Observed measurement variability
(what's this?) |
Scooping
error generally within +/- 5.8%. Low error
-12.0%; High error +10.0%. |
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Scoop or weigh? |
Weighing this
product (rather than scooping) will produce a more accurate
measurement. |
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