Orijen Dog Food: Grain Free Six Fresh Fish with Sea Vegetables - 5.5lb

Although life styles have changed, the digestive systems of cats and dogs haven't changed for hundreds of years. There forms the basis for the formulation of Orijen Dog Food: Grain Free Six Fresh Fish with Sea Vegetables.
By nature, all dogs are facultative carnivores, thriving on a varied diet of meats with smaller amounts of fruits, vegetables and grasses and biologically adapted to metabolize proteins and fats - not carbohydrates - as an energy source.
The anatomical specialization of dogs to a high-protein, high-fat, meat-based diet can readily be found in the length of their gastro-intestinal tract, the development of their teeth and jaws, and their lack of digestive enzymes to break down starch.
Surrounded by Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans and home to vast freshwater rivers and lakes, Canadas marine harvest is perfectly suited to the ORIJEN nutritional philosophy of high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets made with maximum inclusions of fresh regional ingredients. High-protein, low-carbohydrate and grain-free ORIJEN 6 FISH replicates the same rich balance of meats, fruits, vegetables and grasses that dogs would encounter in a wilderness setting, but with single-source protein from fish and single-source carbohydrate from potato. Orijen Dog Food is our top-of-the-line dry dog food!

Orijen Dog Food: Grain Free Six Fresh Fish with Sea Vegetables Benefits

• Champion Petfoods Ltd. stands apart as a family-owned producer of Orijen Dog Food manufacturing in their own facility located in the heart of Alberta's prairie farmlands.
• Formulated with a single-source protein from fish and single-source carbohydrate from potato which may benefit sensitive or allergic animals.
• Loaded with hand-harvested sea vegetables from Canadas nutrient rich tidal range that are rich in essential B vitamins and trace minerals.
• Full of fresh (not rendered) marine-source omega-3 fatty acids that are rich in EPA and DHA to support peak conditioning.
• Orijen is a Biological Pet Food following nature by closely matching the foods that dogs are evolved to eat.
• Features a biologically appropriate ratio of 70% meat, 30% produce and 0% grain.
• Uses all human-grade ingredients.
• Uses veterinary-inspected meats.
• Features proprietary, low-temperature (90C/195F) processing methods to retain natural nutrients. Orijen steam-cooks their fresh ingredients in small batches to preserve their natural goodness and delicious taste.
• Made from fresh regional ingredients.
• FRESH means the meats are never frozen and contain no preservatives. Unlike most commercial pet foods, ORIJEN is made with FRESH REGIONAL MEATS that are processed the same day they receive them, and are a key factor in the superior palatability and feeding performance of ORIJEN.
• Excludes ingredients like cereal grains that are not part of the natural diet.
• Has the highest meat inclusions of any dry pet food.
• Provides the essential fatty acids that dogs cannot produce themselves (including DHA and EPA) and are so important to nutritionally support the development of cell membranes, immune systems and a vibrant skin and hair coat.
• Contains native botanicals that include marshmallow, burdock and chicory root, stinging nettle and milk thistle, all of which replicate the natural canine diet and help to soothe, nourish and tone the digestive tract, strengthen the liver and control insulin levels.
• Delicate ingredients, like the botanicals, are added after the cooking process to preserve their natural nutritional qualities.
• Derives the bulk of its nutrition, much more than other dry foods, from whole food ingredients.

For more detailed information please feel free to view Orijen's White Paper Document: The Biological Food Concept.

Orijen Dog Food: Grain Free Six Fresh Fish with Sea Vegetables Details

Made with the highest possible inclusions of human-grade fish ingredients (70%) including fresh Canadian salmon, northern lake whitefish, lake trout, walleye, freshwater cod and herring ORIJEN 6 FISH is literally bursting with highly-palatable and highly-digestible fish proteins.
Grain-free and very low in carbohydrate, each ORIJEN 6 FISH kibble is gently infused with fresh (not rendered) marine-source omega-3 fatty acids that are rich in EPA and DHA to support peak conditioning.
Hand-harvested sea vegetables from Canadas nutrient rich tidal range including kelp, Irish moss, dulse and bladder wrack are rich in essential B vitamins, contain 44 trace minerals including zinc, manganese, selenium, and provide a natural yet balanced source of usable iodine.
FRESH REGIONAL INGREDIENTS IN ORIJEN DOG FOOD: 6 FRESH FISH WITH SEA VEGETABLES
Fresh salmon (includes chinook. coho and sockeye species), salmon meal, russet potato, herring meal, fresh lake whitefish, sweet potato, fresh lake trout, fresh Northern walleye, freshwater cod, fresh herring, sunflower oil, salmon oil (preserved with mixed tocopherals, a natural source of vitamin E), sun-cured alfalfa, dried sea vegetables (brown kelp, Irish moss, dulse and bladder wrack), leeks, psyllium, crab shell, rosemary, lecithin, apples, black currants.
TONIC HERBS AND BOTANICALS IN ORIJEN DOG FOOD: 6 FRESH FISH WITH SEA VEGETABLES
Chicory root (FOS), licorice root, fennel seed, zea mays, peppermint leaf, marigold flowers, chamomile flowers, dandelion, summer savory, rosemary, rosehips.
ORGANIC MINERALS IN ORIJEN DOG FOOD: 6 FRESH FISH WITH SEA VEGETABLES
Iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate.
PROBIOTIC MICROORGANISMS IN ORIJEN DOG FOOD: 6 FRESH FISH WITH SEA VEGETABLES
Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, Enterococcus faecium fermentation product.
PREMIUM VITAMINS IN ORIJEN DOG FOOD: 6 FRESH FISH WITH SEA VEGETABLES
Mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E), choline chloride, vitamin A, vitamin D3, niacin, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin B12, folic acid, biotin, pyridoxine (source of vitamin B6).
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS OF ORIJEN DOG FOOD: 6 FRESH FISH WITH SEA VEGETABLES
Protein 40.0% (45% DM), Fat 18.0% (20% DM), Carbohydrate 18.0% (20% DM), Moisture 10.0% (90% DM), Fiber 2.5% (3% DM)