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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 % |
3.59 |
Solids % |
16.7 |
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Protein % |
27.1 |
Protein % |
4.7 |
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Acid Hydrolysis Fat % |
54.7 |
Fat % |
9.5 |
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Carbs (subtraction) % |
8.2 |
Carbs % |
1.4 |
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Calcium % |
1.01 |
Calcium % |
.2 |
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Phosphorus % |
.78 |
Phosphorus % |
.1 |
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Magnesium % |
.060 |
Ca/P Ratio |
1.29 |
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Sodium % |
.46 |
Kcals/cc
(Atwater) |
1.10 |
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Potassium % |
.71 |
Kcals/cc
(AAFCO) |
1.02 |
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Peroxide Value
(what's this?) |
< 2 |
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Ave. dry wt grams (1 TBSP) |
6.2 |
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Kcals/gram
(Atwater) |
6.34 |
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Kcals/gram
(AAFCO) |
5.89 |
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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 |
Dried cream (preserved with
Tocopherois and Ascorbyl Palmitate) |
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Secondary ingredients |
Calcium caseinate, sodium caseinate,
whey protein isolate, lecithin, dicalcium phosphate, calcium
carbonate, potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate, sodium chloride,
choline choride, vitamin E supplement, vitamin A supplement, vitamin
D-3 supplement, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, riboflavin supplement,
calcium pantothenate,
niacin supplement, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, vitamin B-12
supplement, thiamine hydrochloride, pyndoxine hydrochloride, folic
acid, calcium iodate, biotin, sodium selite. |
Solubility Test
(what's this?)
As a high fat content additive, this
product, just like PetAg's MultiMilk®, 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. |
Figure 2. The easy visibility
through the cylinders to the blue background results from very little
coating of the wall of the cylinders, indicating a low degree of
rehydration of the product. |
Physical
characteristics The texture of this product was
fairly even and
consistent. This resulted in relatively low 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) |
6.2 grams /
TBSP (large end of red scoop). |
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Texture and handling comments |
Smooth and
very fine in texture,
scoops evenly and consistently. |
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Observed measurement variability
(what's this?) |
Scooping
error generally within +/- 2.1%. Low error
-4.8%; High error +1.6%. |
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Scoop or weigh? |
Scooping this
product will likely result in an accurate volume, but weighing will
produce a more accurate measurement. |
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