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Garden Select Hamster & Gerbil Food - Oxbow Animal Health
- Small pet
- Protein
- 16% min
- Fat
- 6% min
- Fiber
- 10% max
- Moisture
- 10% max
Facts read from oxbowanimalhealth.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.
Ingredients
- 1 Oat Groats
- 2 Whole Barley
- 3 Sunflower Meal
- 4 Linseed Meal
- 5 Oat Grass
- 6 Orchard Grass
- 7 Cane Molasses
- 8 Canola Oil
- 9 Whole Yellow Pea
- 10 Sodium Bentonite
- 11 Calcium Carbonate
- 12 Flaxseed
- 13 Lignin Sulfonate
- 14 Salt
- 15 Yeast Culture (dehydrated)
- 16 Banana Powder
- 17 Carrot Powder
- 18 Hydrolyzed Yeast
- 19 Inulin
- 20 Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)
- 21 Spinach Powder
- 22 Tomato Powder
- 23 L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Vitamin C)
- 24 Choline Chloride
- 25 Vitamin E Supplement
- 26 Zinc Sulfate
- 27 Zinc Proteinate
- 28 Niacin
- 29 Copper Sulfate
- 30 d-Calcium Pantothenate
- 31 Vitamin A Supplement
- 32 Manganous Oxide
- 33 Riboflavin Supplement
- 34 Biotin
- 35 Thiamine Mononitrate
- 36 Magnesium Sulfate
- 37 Copper Proteinate
- 38 Sodium Selenite
- 39 Manganese Proteinate
- 40 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- 41 Folic Acid
- 42 Vitamin D3 Supplement
- 43 Cobalt Carbonate
- 44 Vitamin B12 Supplement
- 45 Calcium Iodate
- 46 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 | 16% min | 17.8% |
| Crude Fat | 6% min | 6.7% |
| Crude Fiber | 10% min | 11.1% |
| 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 56.4% 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 20%
- Fat 18%
- Carbohydrate 62%
Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).
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