muenster natural dog food vs nupro

[rexhut]

My son claims that Nupro is better dog food than Muenster Natural
because Muenster contains corn and/or corn products.
Since both are natural dog foods, does anyone know the pros and
cons of both?

[northwesterner]

It may depend on which sales rep you run into in the pet store the day you buy your food. :-)

I mix 2 foods for my cats, one with no perservatives and one with (Science Diet) to see if they'll make the switch over to the healthier food. The argument of corn over rice is, in Logic, a bit of a "straw man." They're both grains, and it's one person's word compared to another as to whether one is better or not. Does your pet show a preference? That's one opinion you can't afford to ignore!

Northwesterner

[Dirt Doctor]

There is no dry dog food better than Muenster Natural. The only food of any kind that is better is raw meat, bones and lightly cooked grains - but that's too much trouble for most folks. Table scraps are good too, if you are eating a decent diet.

[northwesterner]

I won't argue with that! I just question the argument of rice (offered by the competition) over corn as the grain. I think in the end they both have their merits if they're good quality grains. Overall all of the extra and unusual ingredients in Muenster are much better than the other foods out there. My dogs simply don't have fleas, don't have hot spots, and have beautiful coats. I don't think they could inhale their food any faster than they do now--so they have no objection to the flavor either.

Northwesterner

[khwoz]

Listed below are the ingredients in Muenster that I found listed on their website. It is a blend of grains including rice. northwesterner, you seem to be alluding in your posts that Muenster has only corn as their grain; that is not true!

MUENSTER NATURAL DOG FOOD
*NOW Available in Large Chunk*
Fortified with Vitamins and Minerals
For the Normally Active Dog




BENEFITS

Beet Pulp- Extremely digestible source of dietary fiber.
5 Grain Blend of Carbohydrates- Corn, Rice, Grain Sorghum, Wheat and Barley eliminate digestive allergies from a single carbohydrate source.
Flax Seed- Nature's richest source of Omega 3. Nutritional experts have found that a diet rich in Omega 3 & natural antioxidants significantly improves the health and appearance of animals.
Mixed Tocopherols, Citric Acid & Rosemary Extract- Natural antioxidants enhance freshness and palatability.
Chicken Meal- Highly digestible animal protein and source of Omega 6 fatty acids.
Yeast Culture- Enhances nutrient digestion and improves performance ability.




GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein, Min 23.00%
Crude Fat, Min 12.00%
Crude Fiber, Max 4.00%
Moisture, Max 10.00%
Ash, Max 8.00%
Calcium, Min 1.00%
Phosphorus, Min 0.75%
Omega 3* Fatty Acids 1.00%
Omega 6* Fatty Acids 2.90%


*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.


INGREDIENTS

Chicken meal, ground corn, ground wheat, ground grain sorghum, wheat bran, ground brown rice, chicken fat, (naturally preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of vitamin E, and citric acid), corn gluten meal, flax seed, dried beet pulp, diatomaceous earth (an inert carrier and anti-caking agent), ground barley, rice bran natural chicken flavor, fish oil, yeast culture, dried kelp meal, potassium sulfate, salt, dried eggs, yucca shidigera extract, sage, zinc amino acid complex, manganese amino acid complex, copper amino acid complex, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement (natural-source vitamin E), mixed tocopherols, citric acid, rosemary extract, ferrous sulfate, choline chloride, manganese sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, niacin, d-calcium pantothenate, biotin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B-12 supplement, folic acid, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, ethylene diamine dihydriodide, and cobalt carbonate.

[northwesterner]

It has been several months since I was researching the dogfoods available in this area, and what I remembered was that corn was listed first on the bag, is all.

It wasn't my intent to impune Muenster's good name, but to suggest in the first place that the sales people who inhabit the aisles at places like Petsmart are good at selling their products. A lot of people don't realize they don't work for Petsmart at all, that they probably work on comission or some other way to earn a cut of the day's proceeds of their particular pet food. So they lean more heavily on the ingredients listed first in their products and will suggest to a non-discriminating shopper that their grain is better. And when you start reading the bags of any food your eyes can glaze over pretty quickly with all of the ingredients, so who knows if anyone actually takes the time to read and compare?

I did experience some confusion with Muenster's other foods, because they do also make some non-organic foods that do contain preservatives. I was bragging about the food to a friend, who went online to check it out and found the non- (or less-) organic set of foods listed at their site, so I went back and poke around and found that both "types" of food were available. The food with preservatives turns up under this link: http://www.muenstermilling.com/other.php

Northwesterner