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Oxbow Essentials Mouse & Young Rat Food

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Oxbow Essentials Mouse & Young Rat Food

  • Small pet
Protein
18% min
Fat
6% min
Fiber
2% max
Moisture
12% max
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Facts read from oxbowanimalhealth.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

  1. 1 Ground Corn
  2. 2 Soybean Meal
  3. 3 Wheat Middlings
  4. 4 Dried Whey
  5. 5 Cane Molasses
  6. 6 Soybean Oil
  7. 7 Soybean Hulls
  8. 8 Sunflower Meal
  9. 9 Suncured Alfalfa Meal
  10. 10 Sodium Bentonite
  11. 11 Flaxseed
  12. 12 Calcium Carbonate
  13. 13 Lignin Sulfonate
  14. 14 Menhaden Fish Meal
  15. 15 Monocalcium Phosphate
  16. 16 Natural Flavor
  17. 17 DL- Methionine
  18. 18 Salt
  19. 19 Magnesium Oxide
  20. 20 Choline Chloride
  21. 21 Hydrolyzed Yeast
  22. 22 Yucca Schidigera Extract
  23. 23 Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)
  24. 24 Vitamin E Supplement
  25. 25 L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Vitamin C)
  26. 26 Zinc Oxide
  27. 27 Manganous Oxide
  28. 28 Yeast Culture
  29. 29 Mineral Oil
  30. 30 Niacin
  31. 31 Copper Sulfate
  32. 32 Zinc Proteinate
  33. 33 Biotin
  34. 34 Vitamin A Supplement
  35. 35 d-Calcium Pantothenate
  36. 36 Copper Proteinate
  37. 37 Manganese Proteinate
  38. 38 Vitamin D3 Supplement
  39. 39 Riboflavin Supplement
  40. 40 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  41. 41 Sodium Selenite
  42. 42 Thiamine Mononitrate
  43. 43 Folic Acid
  44. 44 Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K)
  45. 45 Vitamin B12 Supplement
  46. 46 Calcium Iodate
  47. 47 Cobalt Carbonate
  48. 48 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 Protein18% min20.5%
Crude Fat6% min6.8%
Crude Fiber2% min2.3%
Moisture12% max—
Calcium0.8% min0.9%
Phosphorus0.6% min0.7%
Vitamin A8,000 IU/kg min—
Vitamin D1,000 IU/kg min—
Vitamin E125 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 62.5% 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 17%
  • Carbohydrate 63%

Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).

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