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Simple Harvest Young Guinea Pig Food - Oxbow Animal Health
- Small pet
- Protein
- 17% min
- Fat
- 2.5% min
- Fiber
- 20% max
- Moisture
- 10% max
Facts read from oxbowanimalhealth.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.
Ingredients
- 1 Alfalfa Meal
- 2 Timothy Grass Meal
- 3 Canola Meal
- 4 Soybean Hulls
- 5 Steam Rolled Oat Groats
- 6 Sunflower Oil
- 7 Salt
- 8 Cane Molasses
- 9 Vitamin C Supplement
- 10 Sodium Bentonite
- 11 Hydrolyzed Yeast
- 12 Choline Chloride
- 13 Vitamin E Supplement
- 14 Yeast Culture
- 15 Zinc Sulfate
- 16 Zinc Proteinate
- 17 Niacin
- 18 Copper Sulfate
- 19 d-Calcium Pantothenate
- 20 Vitamin A Supplement
- 21 Manganous Oxide
- 22 Riboflavin Supplement
- 23 Biotin
- 24 Thiamine Mononitrate
- 25 Magnesium Sulfate
- 26 Copper Proteinate
- 27 Sodium Selenite
- 28 Manganese Proteinate
- 29 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- 30 Folic Acid
- 31 Vitamin D3 Supplement
- 32 Cobalt Carbonate
- 33 Vitamin B12 Supplement
- 34 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 | 2.5% min | 2.8% |
| Crude Fiber | 20% min | 22.2% |
| Moisture | 10% max | — |
| Calcium | 0.6% min | 0.7% |
| Phosphorus | 0.25% min | 0.3% |
| Vitamin D | 900 IU/kg min | — |
| Vitamin E | 190 IU/kg min | — |
| Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) | 400 mg/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 48.1% 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 26%
- Fat 9%
- Carbohydrate 65%
Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).
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