Kaytee · Food
Kaytee Supreme Hamster and Gerbil Food
- Small pet
- Protein
- 13% min
- Fat
- 4% min
- Fiber
- 10% max
- Moisture
- 12% max
Facts read from kaytee.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.
Ingredients
- 1 Rolled Corn
- 2 Rolled Oat Groats
- 3 Rolled Barley
- 4 Sunflower Seed
- 5 Soybean Meal
- 6 Peanuts
- 7 Ground Corn
- 8 Ground Wheat
- 9 Ground Oats
- 10 Wheat Middlings
- 11 Sun-cured Alfalfa Meal
- 12 Ground Oat Hulls
- 13 Dried Cane Molasses
- 14 Calcium Carbonate
- 15 Fish Meal
- 16 Salt
- 17 Brewers Dried Yeast
- 18 Lignin Sulfonate
- 19 Dicalcium Phosphate
- 20 DL-Methionine
- 21 Iron Oxide
- 22 Vitamin A Supplement
- 23 Choline Chloride
- 24 Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative)
- 25 Yucca Schidigera Extract
- 26 Riboflavin Supplement
- 27 Vitamin B12 Supplement
- 28 Vitamin E Supplement
- 29 Copper Sulfate
- 30 Ferrous Sulfate
- 31 Manganous Oxide
- 32 Zinc Oxide
- 33 Niacin
- 34 Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K activity)
- 35 Rosemary Extract
- 36 Citric Acid
- 37 Cholecalciferol (Source of Vitamin D3)
- 38 Calcium Pantothenate
- 39 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- 40 Thiamine Mononitrate
- 41 Folic Acid
- 42 Calcium Iodate
- 43 Biotin
- 44 Cobalt Carbonate
- 45 Sodium Selenite
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 | 13% min | 14.8% |
| Crude Fat | 4% min | 4.5% |
| Crude Fiber | 10% max | 11.4% |
| Moisture | 12% max | — |
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 61.3% 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 17%
- Fat 13%
- Carbohydrate 70%
Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).
