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Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Nourish+Protect Guinea Pig Food
- Small pet
- Protein
- 14% min
- Fat
- 3% min
- Fiber
- 20% max
- Moisture
- 12% max
Facts read from kaytee.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.
Ingredients
- 1 Sun-cured Timothy Grass Hay
- 2 Wheat
- 3 Soybean Hulls
- 4 Wheat Middlings
- 5 Sun-cured Alfalfa Meal
- 6 Dehulled Soybean Meal
- 7 Flax Seed (Source of Omega-3)
- 8 Dried Cane Molasses
- 9 Salt
- 10 Oats
- 11 Calcium Carbonate
- 12 Dried Tomato Pomace
- 13 Dicalcium Phosphate
- 14 Coconut Oil
- 15 Choline Chloride
- 16 Spinach
- 17 Magnesium Oxide
- 18 Fructooligosaccharides
- 19 Sodium Sesquicarbonate
- 20 TetraSodium Pyrophosphate
- 21 Titanium Dioxide (Color)
- 22 DL-Methionine
- 23 Vitamin C (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate)
- 24 Hydrolyzed Yeast
- 25 Soybean Oil
- 26 Ferrous Sulfate
- 27 Riboflavin Supplement
- 28 Zinc Oxide
- 29 Vitamin B12 Supplement
- 30 Manganous Oxide
- 31 Vitamin E Supplement
- 32 Citric Acid
- 33 Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative)
- 34 Niacin
- 35 Copper Sulfate
- 36 Yucca Schidigera Extract
- 37 Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity)
- 38 Vitamin A Acetate
- 39 Calcium Pantothenate
- 40 Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
- 41 Rosemary Extract
- 42 Thiamine Mononitrate
- 43 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- 44 Beta-Carotene (Color)
- 45 Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract
- 46 Folic Acid
- 47 Calcium Iodate
- 48 Cobalt Carbonate
- 49 Sodium Selenite
- 50 Biotin
- 51 Dried Bacillus Licheniformis Fermentation Product
- 52 Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product
- 53 FD&C Blue No. 1
- 54 FD&C Red No. 40
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 | 14% min | 15.9% |
| Crude Fat | 3% min | 3.4% |
| Crude Fiber | 20% max | 22.7% |
| Moisture | 12% max | — |
| Ascorbic Acid | 200 mg/kg min | — |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 0.7% min | 0.8% |
| Total Bacillus Species | 70,000 CFU/g 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% 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 21%
- Fat 11%
- Carbohydrate 67%
Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).
