Composição nutricional e avaliação de rótulo de rações secas para cães comercializadas em Jaboticabal-SP
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2006
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Fortynine food products for adult or juvenile dogs, commercially available in Jaboticabal, São Paulo,
Brazil, were tested for nutrient composition. The products were divided into three categories: low-cost,
standard and super-premium. In that order, average compositions for adult foods were 16.9%, 20.9%
and 27.8% protein, 9.7%, 10.5% and 15% fat, 6.4%, 2.9% and 1.1% fiber, and 1.9%, 1.9% and 1.4%
calcium. For puppy foods, the average compositions of standard and super-premium foods were 26.1%
and 31% protein, 10.8% and 15.2% fat, 2.6% and 2.4% fiber, 2.1% and 1.7% Ca, and 1.6% and 1.3% P,
respectively. The percentages of products whose published label values were in disagreement with
laboratory results were: super-premium products for puppies, 80% for Ca and 60% for fat; standard
products for puppies, 28.6% for protein and 57.2% for Ca; low-cost products for adults, 44% for fiber
and 33% for protein; standard products for adults, 33% for fat and 50% for Ca; super-premium products
for adults, 50% for calcium and 33% for fat. Products with nutritional shortcomings were found, such as
insufficient protein content and too high levels of fiber, calcium, and phosphorus.
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Cão, Nutrição, Ração, Nutrientes, Análise de rótulo, Brasil, Dog, Dog food, Nutrient composition, Label analysis, Brazil
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CARCIOFI, A. C.; VASCONCELLOS, R. S.; BORGES, N. C.; MORO, C.; PRADA, F.; FRAGA, V. O. Composição Nutricional e avaliação de rótulo de rações secas para cães comercializados em Jaboticabal-SP. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Belo Horizonte, v. 58, n. 6, p. 421-424, 2006