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Garden Select Hamster & Gerbil Food - Oxbow Animal Health

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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. 1 Oat Groats
  2. 2 Whole Barley
  3. 3 Sunflower Meal
  4. 4 Linseed Meal
  5. 5 Oat Grass
  6. 6 Orchard Grass
  7. 7 Cane Molasses
  8. 8 Canola Oil
  9. 9 Whole Yellow Pea
  10. 10 Sodium Bentonite
  11. 11 Calcium Carbonate
  12. 12 Flaxseed
  13. 13 Lignin Sulfonate
  14. 14 Salt
  15. 15 Yeast Culture (dehydrated)
  16. 16 Banana Powder
  17. 17 Carrot Powder
  18. 18 Hydrolyzed Yeast
  19. 19 Inulin
  20. 20 Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)
  21. 21 Spinach Powder
  22. 22 Tomato Powder
  23. 23 L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Vitamin C)
  24. 24 Choline Chloride
  25. 25 Vitamin E Supplement
  26. 26 Zinc Sulfate
  27. 27 Zinc Proteinate
  28. 28 Niacin
  29. 29 Copper Sulfate
  30. 30 d-Calcium Pantothenate
  31. 31 Vitamin A Supplement
  32. 32 Manganous Oxide
  33. 33 Riboflavin Supplement
  34. 34 Biotin
  35. 35 Thiamine Mononitrate
  36. 36 Magnesium Sulfate
  37. 37 Copper Proteinate
  38. 38 Sodium Selenite
  39. 39 Manganese Proteinate
  40. 40 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  41. 41 Folic Acid
  42. 42 Vitamin D3 Supplement
  43. 43 Cobalt Carbonate
  44. 44 Vitamin B12 Supplement
  45. 45 Calcium Iodate
  46. 46 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 Protein16% min17.8%
Crude Fat6% min6.7%
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 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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