Ideal Balance ™ has more nutrients in optimal range than Blue Buffalo ™ and meets AAFCO “As Fed” standards.
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Calories provided the fundamental energy pets need for optimal health.
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Optimal levels of protein keep a pet's body functioning properly, affecting everything from organ and tissue structure to digestion and blood production.
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The right quantity of fats delivers essential fatty acids and energy, boosts vitamin absorption and nourishes healthy skin without raising obesity risks.
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Precise amounts of sodium (salt) are critical for maintaining water balance within the body and healthy blood without increasing risks of health issues.
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Sufficient, but not excessive levels of phosphorus are important to ensure healthy cells, bones, teeth and energy production within the body without raising unnecessary risks to key organs.
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Vitamin C helps maintain healthy cells and skin.
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Sufficient quantities of the powerful antioxidant vitamin E help maintain a healthy immune system.
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"As Fed" is the gold standard for determining nutritional adequacy: requires a feeding trial and is the best way to determine how a pet will perform when fed a specific food.
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Calories provided the fundamental energy pets need for optimal health.
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Optimal levels of protein keep a pet's body functioning properly, affecting everything from organ and tissue structure to digestion and blood production.
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The right quantity of fats delivers essential fatty acids and energy, boosts vitamin absorption and nourishes healthy skin without raising obesity risks.
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Precise amounts of sodium (salt) are critical for maintaining water balance within the body and healthy blood without increasing risks of health issues.
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Sufficient, but not excessive levels of phosphorus are important to ensure healthy cells, bones, teeth and energy production within the body without raising unnecessary risks to key organs.
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Vitamin C helps maintain healthy cells and skin
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Sufficient quantities of the powerful antioxidant vitamin E help maintain a healthy immune system.
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"As Fed" is the gold standard for determining nutritional adequacy: requires a feeding trial and is the best way to determine how a pet will perform when fed a specific food.
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"As Formulated" meets minimum guidelines for complete & balanced nutrition.
*Source Small Animal Clinical Nutrition, 5th edition. Nutrient ranges are based on percent dry matter. Vitamin C works in combination with vitamin E to help protect cells and is added beyond AAFCO requirements.
AAFCO or Association of American Feed Control Officials is the governing body for pet food in the United States. "As Fed" is the gold standard for determining nutritional adequacy. It requires a feeding trial and is the best way to document how a pet will perform when fed a specific food. Foods using the alternative "As Formulated" statement meet AAFCO's minimum guidelines for "complete and balanced" nutrition.



