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Essentials Ferret Food - Oxbow Animal Health
- Small pet
- Protein
- 42% min
- Fat
- 20% min
- Fiber
- 3% max
- Moisture
- 10% max
Facts read from oxbowanimalhealth.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.
Ingredients
- 1 Chicken Meal
- 2 Chicken
- 3 Chicken Fat
- 4 Egg Product
- 5 Gelatin
- 6 Rice Flour
- 7 Flaxseed Meal
- 8 Cassava Root Flour
- 9 Dried Plain Beet Pulp
- 10 L-Lysine
- 11 Natural Chicken Liver Flavor
- 12 Fish Oil
- 13 Potassium Chloride
- 14 Taurine
- 15 Salt
- 16 Citric Acid (preservative)
- 17 White Vinegar
- 18 DL-Methionine
- 19 Choline Chloride
- 20 Brewer’s Dried Yeast
- 21 Inulin
- 22 Iron Proteinate
- 23 Zinc Proteinate
- 24 Rice Hulls
- 25 L-Carnitine
- 26 Vitamin E Supplement
- 27 Manganese Proteinate
- 28 Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)
- 29 Yucca Schidigera Extract
- 30 Copper Proteinate
- 31 Niacin
- 32 Thiamine Mononitrate
- 33 L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Vitamin C)
- 34 Mineral Oil
- 35 Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K)
- 36 Biotin
- 37 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- 38 Sodium Selenite
- 39 Riboflavin Supplement
- 40 d-Calcium Pantothenate
- 41 Vitamin A Supplement
- 42 Vitamin B12 Supplement
- 43 Folic Acid
- 44 Vitamin D3 Supplement
- 45 Cobalt Carbonate
- 46 Calcium Iodate
- 47 Rosemary Extract
In label order: by weight before cooking, heaviest first. Underlined ingredients have a glossary entry.
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | On the label | Dry matter (calculated) |
|---|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 42% min | 46.7% |
| Crude Fat | 20% min | 22.2% |
| Crude Fiber | 3% max | 3.3% |
| Moisture | 10% max | — |
| Calcium | 1.2% min | 1.3% |
| Phosphorus | 0.9% min | 1% |
| Vitamin D3 | 1,500 IU/kg min | — |
| Vitamin E | 200 IU/kg min | — |
| Omega 3 Fatty Acids | 1.5% min | 1.7% |
| 6 Fatty Acids | 4% min | 4.4% |
| Taurine | 0.5% min | 0.6% |
Dry matter takes the water out (value ÷ (100 − moisture) × 100), so wet and dry foods can be compared on one scale.
Calories
Not stated on the maker's page.
Carbohydrates and calories (estimates)
About 19.8% of the dry matter is carbohydrate, worked out by difference: labels don't state it. The label states no ash, so 8% of dry matter is assumed (a typical value).
- Protein 39%
- Fat 45%
- Carbohydrate 16%
Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).
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