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Essentials Hamster & Gerbil Food - Oxbow Animal Health

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Essentials Hamster & Gerbil Food - Oxbow Animal Health

  • Small pet
Protein
15% min
Fat
4.5% min
Fiber
10% max
Moisture
10% max
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Facts read from oxbowanimalhealth.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

  1. 1 Timothy Meal
  2. 2 Pearled Barley (Rolled)
  3. 3 Oat Groats
  4. 4 Canola Meal
  5. 5 Millet
  6. 6 Canola Oil
  7. 7 Wheat Gluten
  8. 8 Calcium Carbonate
  9. 9 Salt
  10. 10 Brewer’s Dried Yeast
  11. 11 Sodium Bentonite
  12. 12 Hydrolyzed Yeast
  13. 13 Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)
  14. 14 Citric Acid
  15. 15 Soy Oil
  16. 16 Choline Chloride
  17. 17 Vitamin E Supplement
  18. 18 Zinc Sulfate
  19. 19 Zinc Proteinate
  20. 20 Niacin
  21. 21 Copper Sulfate
  22. 22 d-Calcium Pantothenate
  23. 23 Manganous Oxide
  24. 24 Riboflavin Supplement
  25. 25 Biotin
  26. 26 Thiamine Mononitrate
  27. 27 Magnesium Sulfate
  28. 28 Copper Proteinate
  29. 29 Vitamin A Supplement
  30. 30 Sodium Selenite
  31. 31 Manganese Proteinate
  32. 32 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  33. 33 Folic Acid
  34. 34 Vitamin D3 Supplement
  35. 35 Cobalt Carbonate
  36. 36 Vitamin B12 Supplement
  37. 37 Calcium Iodate
  38. 38 Rosemary Extract

In label order: by weight before cooking, heaviest first. Underlined ingredients have a glossary entry.

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein15% min16.7%
Crude Fat4.5% min5%
Crude Fiber10% min11.1%
Moisture10% max—
Calcium0.6% min0.7%
Phosphorus0.4% min0.4%
Vitamin A10,000 IU/kg min—
Vitamin D3900 IU/kg min—
Vitamin E190 IU/kg min—

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 59.2% 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 19%
  • Fat 14%
  • Carbohydrate 67%

Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).

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