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Simple Harvest Hamster & Gerbil Food - Oxbow Animal Health

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Simple Harvest Hamster & Gerbil Food - Oxbow Animal Health

  • Small pet
Protein
17% min
Fat
5% 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 Rolled Grain Sorghum
  2. 2 Timothy Grass Meal
  3. 3 Soybean Meal
  4. 4 Soy Hulls
  5. 5 Canola Oil
  6. 6 Oat Groats
  7. 7 Pearled Barley (Rolled)
  8. 8 Calcium Carbonate
  9. 9 Salt
  10. 10 L-Lysine
  11. 11 Monocalcium Phosphate
  12. 12 Brewer’s Dried Yeast
  13. 13 Sodium Bentonite
  14. 14 Choline Chloride
  15. 15 DL- Methionine
  16. 16 Hydrolyzed Yeast
  17. 17 Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)
  18. 18 Vitamin E Supplement
  19. 19 Zinc Sulfate
  20. 20 Zinc Proteinate
  21. 21 Niacin
  22. 22 Copper Sulfate
  23. 23 d-Calcium Pantothenate
  24. 24 Vitamin A Supplement
  25. 25 Manganous Oxide
  26. 26 Riboflavin Supplement
  27. 27 Biotin
  28. 28 Thiamine Mononitrate
  29. 29 Magnesium Sulfate
  30. 30 Copper Proteinate
  31. 31 Sodium Selenite
  32. 32 Manganese Proteinate
  33. 33 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  34. 34 Folic Acid
  35. 35 Vitamin D3 Supplement
  36. 36 Cobalt Carbonate
  37. 37 Vitamin B12 Supplement
  38. 38 Calcium Iodate

In label order: by weight before cooking, heaviest first. Underlined ingredients have a glossary entry.

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein17% min18.9%
Crude Fat5% min5.6%
Crude Fiber10% min11.1%
Moisture10% max—
Calcium0.6% min0.7%
Phosphorus0.4% min0.4%
Vitamin A10,000 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 21%
  • Fat 15%
  • Carbohydrate 64%

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

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