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Garden Select Chinchilla Food - Oxbow Animal Health
- Small pet
- Protein
- 17% min
- Fat
- 2.5% min
- Fiber
- 18% max
- Moisture
- 10% max
Facts read from oxbowanimalhealth.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.
Ingredients
- 1 Timothy Grass
- 2 Sunflower Meal
- 3 Canola Meal
- 4 Oat Grass
- 5 Orchard Grass
- 6 Whole Barley
- 7 Oat Hulls
- 8 Calcium Sulfate
- 9 Flaxseed
- 10 Oatmeal
- 11 Lignin Sulfonate
- 12 Canola Oil
- 13 Salt
- 14 L-Lysine
- 15 Sodium Bentonite
- 16 Rosemary
- 17 Thyme
- 18 Yeast Culture (dehydrated)
- 19 Hydrolyzed Yeast
- 20 Inulin
- 21 DL- Methionine
- 22 Choline Chloride
- 23 Vitamin E Supplement
- 24 Zinc Sulfate
- 25 Zinc Proteinate
- 26 Niacin
- 27 Copper Sulfate
- 28 d-Calcium Pantothenate
- 29 Vitamin A Supplement
- 30 Manganous Oxide
- 31 Riboflavin Supplement
- 32 Biotin
- 33 Thiamine Mononitrate
- 34 Magnesium Sulfate
- 35 Copper Proteinate
- 36 Sodium Selenite
- 37 Manganese Proteinate
- 38 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- 39 Folic Acid
- 40 Vitamin D3 Supplement
- 41 Cobalt Carbonate
- 42 Vitamin B12 Supplement
- 43 Calcium Iodate
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 | 17% min | 18.9% |
| Crude Fat | 2.5% min | 2.8% |
| Crude Fiber | 18% min | 20% |
| Moisture | 10% max | — |
| Calcium | 0.6% min | 0.7% |
| Phosphorus | 0.4% min | 0.4% |
| Vitamin A | 10,000 IU/kg min | — |
| Vitamin D3 | 900 IU/kg min | — |
| Vitamin E | 190 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 50.3% 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 25%
- Fat 9%
- Carbohydrate 66%
Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).
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