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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 Rolled Grain Sorghum
- 2 Timothy Grass Meal
- 3 Soybean Meal
- 4 Soy Hulls
- 5 Canola Oil
- 6 Oat Groats
- 7 Pearled Barley (Rolled)
- 8 Calcium Carbonate
- 9 Salt
- 10 L-Lysine
- 11 Monocalcium Phosphate
- 12 Brewer’s Dried Yeast
- 13 Sodium Bentonite
- 14 Choline Chloride
- 15 DL- Methionine
- 16 Hydrolyzed Yeast
- 17 Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)
- 18 Vitamin E Supplement
- 19 Zinc Sulfate
- 20 Zinc Proteinate
- 21 Niacin
- 22 Copper Sulfate
- 23 d-Calcium Pantothenate
- 24 Vitamin A Supplement
- 25 Manganous Oxide
- 26 Riboflavin Supplement
- 27 Biotin
- 28 Thiamine Mononitrate
- 29 Magnesium Sulfate
- 30 Copper Proteinate
- 31 Sodium Selenite
- 32 Manganese Proteinate
- 33 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- 34 Folic Acid
- 35 Vitamin D3 Supplement
- 36 Cobalt Carbonate
- 37 Vitamin B12 Supplement
- 38 Calcium Iodate
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 | 17% min | 18.9% |
| Crude Fat | 5% min | 5.6% |
| Crude Fiber | 10% min | 11.1% |
| Moisture | 10% max | — |
| Calcium | 0.6% min | 0.7% |
| Phosphorus | 0.4% min | 0.4% |
| Vitamin A | 10,000 IU/kg min | — |
| Vitamin E | 190 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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