
Kaytee · Food
Kaytee Timothy Complete Chinchilla Food
- Small pet
- Protein
- 16% min
- Fat
- 2.5% 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 Suncured Timothy Grass Hay
- 2 Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal
- 3 Dehulled Soybean Meal
- 4 Wheat Middlings
- 5 Ground Oats
- 6 Ground Wheat
- 7 Soybean Hulls
- 8 Dried Molasses Beet Pulp
- 9 Dried Cane Molasses
- 10 Dicalcium Phosphate
- 11 Wheat Germ Meal
- 12 Salt
- 13 Soybean Oil
- 14 Calcium Carbonate
- 15 DL-Methionine
- 16 Vitamin A Supplement
- 17 Choline Chloride
- 18 Yucca Schidigera Extract
- 19 Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative)
- 20 Riboflavin Supplement
- 21 Ferrous Sulfate
- 22 Vitamin B12 Supplement
- 23 Vitamin E Supplement
- 24 Manganous Oxide
- 25 Zinc Oxide
- 26 Niacin
- 27 Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K activity)
- 28 Copper Sulfate
- 29 Rosemary Extract
- 30 Citric Acid
- 31 Cholecalciferol (Source of Vitamin D3)
- 32 Calcium Pantothenate
- 33 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- 34 Thiamine Mononitrate
- 35 Folic Acid
- 36 Calcium Iodate
- 37 Biotin
- 38 Cobalt Carbonate
- 39 Sodium Selenite
- 40 Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract
- 41 Dried Bacillus Licheniformis Fermentation Product
- 42 Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product
- 43 Natural Flavor
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 | 18.2% |
| Crude Fat | 2.5% min | 2.8% |
| Crude Fiber | 20% max | 22.7% |
| Moisture | 12% max | — |
| Total Bacillus Species | 100,000 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 48.3% 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).



