Kev txiav txim siab dab tsi hauv koj tus tsiaj cov zaub mov yog qhov tseem ceeb. Tsis tsuas yog nws yuav muab qhov qhia zoo rau koj txog yam khoom noj uas koj tus tsiaj noj txhua hnub, tab sis nws tseem yuav pab koj txiav txim siab seb hom zaub mov no puas muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau koj tus tsiaj noj. Kev nyeem cov ntawv sau tuaj yeem ua kom yuam kev, thiab ntau hom khoom noj tsiaj tsiaj tsis nkag mus rau hauv ntau cov ntsiab lus txog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm cov khoom xyaw rau koj cov tsiaj. Qee zaum, kev nyeem cov ntawv tuaj yeem ua kom yuam kev ntxiv vim tias cov tuam txhab siv cov npe tshawb fawb rau cov khoom xyaw.
Peb tau muab tsab xov xwm no tso ua ke los pab koj nyeem thiab nkag siab cov ntawv sau tsiaj tsiaj kom tsis txhob muaj kev ntxhov siab los ntawm kev sim ua kom nkag siab txog kev nyeem thiab txheeb xyuas qee yam ntawm koj tus tsiaj cov zaub mov.
Tus nqi pes tsawg calories ib tus tsiaj xav tau kom muaj lub cev hnyav yog qhov sib txawv thiab cuam tshuam los ntawm ntau yam xws li noob caj noob ces, hnub nyoog, yug me nyuam, thiab qib kev ua haujlwm. Cov cuab yeej no tsuas yog siv los ua cov lus qhia rau cov tib neeg noj qab haus huv thiab tsis hloov cov lus qhia kws kho tsiaj
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Zoo tag nrho cov khoom noj tsiaj yuav muaj hom hom no ntawm daim ntawv lo:
- Cov khoom muaj npe.
- Qee yam ntawm cov khoom (qhov hnyav lossis ntim).
- Qhov kev ntsuam xyuas tau lees paub lossis cov khoom noj khoom haus.
- Cov khoom xyaw nce qib raws li qhov hnyav.
- Cov lus qhia.
- Chaw tsim tshuaj paus daim ntawv pov thawj thiab chaw nyob.
- Cov ntsiab lus calorie.
1. Cov khoom lag luam npe
Cov khoom npe yuav yog qhov loj tshaj plaws luam tawm ntawm daim ntawv lo zaub mov. Koj yuav yooj yim tuaj yeem txiav txim siab hom khoom noj tsiaj uas koj tab tom saib. Nyob ntawm seb hom zaub mov twg kuj tseem yuav muaj ob nqe lus uas nws tuaj yeem faib cov hom phiaj ntawm cov zaub mov no tau tsim rau, xws li zaub mov rau cov dev laus lossis miv. Qhov no tseem yuav pab txiav txim seb tag nrho cov khoom noj khoom haus twg yuav raug tsom rau.
2. Qhov ntau ntawm cov khoom (qhov hnyav lossis ntim)
Qhov ntau thiab ntim ntawm cov khoom yuav tshwm nyob rau hauv ib lub ces kaum ntawm pem hauv ntej thiab nram qab daim ntawv lo ntawm cov zaub mov. Qhov no yuav qhia tias cov ntsiab lus hnyav npaum li cas uas tuaj yeem pab koj txiav txim siab seb cov zaub mov yuav kav ntev npaum li cas. Koj tseem tuaj yeem ua qhov ntsuas tus nqi ib phaus kom pom tias cov zaub mov no nce mus txog koj tus nqi rau cov qauv nyiaj.
3. Qhov kev ntsuam xyuas tau lees paub lossis cov khoom noj khoom haus
Ntau lub xeev yuav muaj txoj cai hais tias cov chaw tsim khoom yuav tsum qhia meej txog qhov tsawg kawg nkaus ntawm cov khoom noj uas tsiaj muaj. Qhov kev ntsuam xyuas tau lees paub yog feem ntau suav ntawm FDA lub vev xaib. Nqe lus no ntawm daim ntawv lo yuav nyob rau hauv lub rooj hom ntawv thiab muab koj cov feem pua, phaus, thiab tej calorie ntau ntau uas muaj. Xws li qhov tsawg kawg nkaus thiab siab tshaj qhov feem pua ntawm cov rog yog tias cov zaub mov tau sau tias 'tsawg rog'.
4. Cov khoom xyaw hauv kev nce qib raws li qhov hnyav
Daim ntawv teev cov khoom xyaw yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws ntawm daim ntawv lo vim nws yuav qhia tias cov khoom xyaw thiab additives lossis preservatives nyob rau hauv cov zaub mov. Thawj cov khoom xyaw ntawm daim ntawv lo tshwm sim ntau dua li lwm cov khoom xyaw ua raws.
5. Noj cov lus qhia
Cov lus qhia pub mis yuav piav qhia seb cov zaub mov twg muab rau koj tus tsiaj raws li lawv qhov hnyav. Qee zaum qhov no ntawm daim ntawv lo yuav nkag mus rau hauv kev nthuav dav thiab coj koj tus tsiaj lub hnub nyoog thiab lub neej theem mus rau hauv tus account ib yam. Lub koom haum ntawm American Feed Control (AAFCO) feem ntau tau ntawv pov thawj los qhia tias cov txheej txheem pub mis tau raug txiav txim siab rau koj tus tsiaj.
6. Chaw tsim tshuaj paus daim ntawv pov thawj thiab chaw nyob
Daim ntawv pov thawj yuav qhia rau koj yog tias cov zaub mov tau raug soj ntsuam thiab pom zoo los ntawm lub koom haum sau npe rau cov khoom noj tsiaj. Qee qhov piv txwv ntawm cov ntawv pov thawj ntawm cov khoom noj dev thiab tsiaj yog CE, FDA, lossis ISO. Cov kws kho tsiaj, kws tshuaj noj zaub mov, thiab cov chaw tsim khoom noj tsiaj yuav tsum tau muab ntawv pov thawj ntawm koj tus tsiaj cov zaub mov kom koj paub tias nws tau raug sim thiab tswj hwm los ntawm lub npe nrov.
7. Daim ntawv qhia calorie
Cov ntsiab lus caloric yog siv rau cov roj uas muaj nyob hauv cov zaub mov, thiab qee zaum cov khoom xyaw uas tsis muaj calorie xws li dej thiab fiber ntau. Cov ntsiab lus calorie yuav tsum tau hais tias yog 'kilocalories ib kilogram'. Txawm li cas los xij, chav ntsuas metric yuav txawv nyob ntawm qhov khoom tsim khoom. Cov ntsiab lus calorie yuav muab kwv yees tus nqi ntawm pes tsawg calories (kcal) nyob rau hauv cov khoom noj tsiaj ib khob los yog noj.
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Cov khoom xyaw yuav tsum tau teev nyob rau hauv nqe lus txiav txim raws li qhov hnyav. Cov khoom xyaw tau teev tseg ib tus zuj zus thiab raws li AAFCO cov cai, cov lus piav qhia txog cov khoom xyaw yuav tsum tsis txhob sau npe tias 'tsiaj protein cov khoom' vim nws tsis qhia cov khoom xyaw tshwj xeeb uas tau muab tso rau hauv cov khoom noj tsiaj. Cov khoom xyaw yuav tsum tau teev los ntawm lawv lub npe sib txawv lossis txawv txawv thiab AAFCO muaj cov ncauj lus kom ntxaws ntawm cov khoom xyaw, lawv cov npe, thiab lawv muaj dab tsi.
By-products kuj yog ib qho khoom siv ntxiv hauv cov khoom noj tsiaj hauv daim ntawv ntawm cov ntshav, hlwb, pob txha, plab, thiab daim siab los ntawm cov tsiaj uas teev raws li cov khoom xyaw tseem ceeb. Cov khoom lag luam no feem ntau yuav poob rau hauv lub npe ntawm 'noj mov' lossis cov khoom noj muaj protein ntau nrog lo lus ' pluas noj' thaum kawg. Cov khoom noj tsiaj feem ntau yuav muaj nqaij qaib, ntses, nqaij nyug, lossis zaub zaub uas tuaj yeem qhia koj tias cov khoom tseem ceeb hauv cov zaub mov yuav yog dab tsi. Nqaij qaib yog ib qho khoom qab-txhim kho thiab muaj nyob hauv cov khoom noj miv thiab dev. Cov zaub mov nas (xws li hamsters lossis guinea npua) feem ntau yuav tsis muaj ob lub npe sau cov khoom tseem ceeb lossis tsw ntawm cov zaub mov.
Kev tshuaj xyuas cov khoom muaj npe
Cov khoom xyaw thawj zaug ntawm daim ntawv qhia qhia cov khoom xyaw uas muaj nqi tshaj plaws hauv cov zaub mov. Thawj kab lus ntawm daim ntawv lo yuav qhia cov khoom xyaw nquag thiab tseem ceeb tshaj plaws hauv cov khoom noj. Raws li ob peb yam khoom xyaw kawg hauv qab ntawm daim ntawv teev npe tshwm sim hauv cov nqi me me thiab tsis txhob ua ib feem ntawm cov zaub mov.
Ntawm no yog ib qho piv txwv ntawm cov khoom muaj npe ntawm Hill's Science Selective Sensitive dev zaub mov:
Nqaij qaib, Brewers Rice, Nqaij qaib, Yellow Peas, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Sorghum, Qe Product, Chicken Fat, Soybean Oil, Brown Rice, Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Liver Flavor, Lactic Acid, Pork Liver Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Flaxseed, Iodized S alt, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (qhov chaw ntawm Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Choline Chloride, Taurine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Oat Fiber, Ntuj Flavors, Beta - Carotene, txiv apples, Broccoli, Carrots, Cranberries, Ntsuab Peas.
Nqaij qaib thiab brewers mov yog cov khoom tseem ceeb hauv cov khoom noj tsiaj no. Qhov no kuj yog qhov tsw ntawm cov zaub mov thiab tshwm sim nyob rau hauv ib feem loj uas yog vim li cas nws nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm cov khoom xyaw.
Green peas ua qhov tsawg tshaj plaws ntawm cov zaub mov vim nws yog kawg ntawm cov khoom xyaw. Cov kab ntawm cov khoom xyaw no muaj nyob hauv cov zaub mov no.
nqaij qaib noj yog cov khoom muaj los ntawm cov khoom thiab cov khoom xyaw tiag tiag hauv pluas mov no tsis tau teev tseg. Txawm li cas los xij, nws yog feem ntau yuav nqaij qaib daim siab thiab cov khoom pov tseg uas muaj cov txiaj ntsig zoo xws li Vitamin A.
Cov tshuaj ntxiv thiab cov tshuaj ntxiv yog qhov nyuaj rau nyeem vim tias nws tau raug sau npe raws li lub npe tshawb fawb lossis txawv txawv. Cov npe ntawm cov khoom xyaw no tsis yog ib qho tseem ceeb heev, tab sis nws yog ib qho tsim nyog los xyuas kom meej tias cov khoom xyaw uas nyuaj rau nyeem tsis sib xws rau cov khoom muaj teeb meem dev lossis miv. Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj rau skim-nyeem cov khoom xyaw thiab xyuas kom meej tias feem ntau ntawm cov khoom xyaw yooj yim to taub.
Dab tsi yog Kev Tshawb Fawb Txog Tsiaj Tsiaj?
Qhov kev ntsuam xyuas tau lees paub yog ib feem tseem ceeb ntawm daim ntawv lo zaub mov. Qhov no yuav ua rau koj pom qhov zoo ntawm qhov siab tshaj plaws (max.) lossis qhov tsawg kawg nkaus (min.) cov fiber ntau, rog, protein, thiab cov ntsiab lus noo noo nyob hauv cov zaub mov. Qhov kev ntsuam xyuas tau lees paub yog cov khoom noj khoom haus profile, thiab nws divulges cov khoom noj cov khoom noj muaj pes tsawg leeg. Nws qhia tau tias feem pua ntawm cov as-ham uas koj tus tsiaj yuav tau txais thaum noj cov zaub mov no.
Qhov Kev Tshawb Fawb Txog Kev Tshawb Fawb Txog Hill's Science Selective Sensitive dev zaub mov:
| Crude Protein: | 21.0% min |
| Crude Fat: | 12.0% min |
| Crude Fiber: | 4.0% max |
| Moisture: | 10.0% max |
Tus nqi min ntawm ib sab ntawm cov khoom noj khoom haus feem pua qhia tias qhov tsawg kawg nkaus ntawm cov roj crude, protein, lossis fiber ntau uas muaj nyob hauv cov zaub mov. Whereas tus nqi max qhia qhov siab tshaj plaws ntawm cov dej noo hauv cov khoom noj tsiaj. Qee zaum, lo lus 'crude' tsis muab tso rau pem hauv ntej ntawm cov protein, rog, lossis fiber ntau. 'Crude' protein yog ib qho kev ntsuas siv los ua kom cov protein ntau hauv cov zaub mov.
Cov chaw tsim khoom noj tsiaj siv cov ntsiab lus protein tsis zoo los suav cov carbohydrates hauv cov zaub mov. Nws yog ib qho sib xyaw ntawm cov protein molecules uas twb tau muab faib ua pawg hu ua peptides. Cov roj ntsha molecules no raug tso tawm thaum tus tsiaj zom cov carbohydrates, lipids, thiab cov rog noj hauv cov zaub mov.
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Kev nkag siab cov ntsiab lus piav qhia
Muaj ntau yam tshiab ntxim nyiam ntawm cov zaub mov siv los kos rau cov neeg yuav khoom rau cov khoom noj tsiaj los yog cov laus, tab sis qhov no txhais li cas rau ntawm daim ntawv lo rau tsiaj?
Organic: Tebchaws Asmeskas Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Ua Liaj Ua Teb (USDA) tab tom tsim qee cov kev cai tshwj xeeb rau kev sau npe ntawm cov zaub mov organic rau tsiaj. Yog tias cov khoom noj tsiaj hais tias yog cov organic, cov zaub mov yuav tsum muaj peev xwm ua tau raws li cov khoom xyaw, kev tsim khoom, thiab kev tuav pov hwm raws li USDA's National Organic Program kom raug suav hais tias yog organic.
Lub hauv paus ntawm cov zaub mov organic yuav tsum pub dawb los ntawm:
- Ntse preservatives, xim, thiab tsw.
- Cov tshuaj tua kab mob thiab cov tshuaj hormones loj hlob hauv cov khoom nqaij.
Ntau cov khoom noj dev ua lag luam zoo tshaj plaws raws li AAFCO cov lus qhia noj zaub mov thiab sau cov fillers nyob rau hauv daim ntawv teev cov khoom xyaw. Muaj qee qhov kev sib cav seb 'organic' zoo ib yam li 'natural', tab sis ob daim ntawv no muaj lawv qhov sib txawv. Ntuj yog hais txog cov xwm txheej uas cov nroj tsuag tau cog los yog txoj kev uas tsiaj tau tsa.
Grain-free: Qee tus dev lossis miv nrog zaub mov rhiab heev zoo li ua tau zoo dua ntawm cov zaub mov tsis pub tsiaj. Qhov no yog vim cov nplej tuaj yeem ua rau muaj teeb meem digestive lossis ua xua. Cov zaub mov tsis pub tsiaj tsis suav nrog txhua hom nplej thiab lawv cov khoom lag luam, xws li mov, barley, thiab nplej. Tsis paub ntau npaum li cas ntawm cov txiaj ntsig kev noj qab haus huv rau cov tsiaj ntawm kev noj zaub mov tsis muaj nplej, tab sis qee cov tsiaj zoo li ua tau zoo dua ntawm cov qauv no.
Human-qib khoom noj dev: Daim ntawv lo no txhais cov zaub mov raws li kev cai lij choj noj thiab pom zoo raws li ib daim ntawv ntawm kev noj haus rau tib neeg. Nws feem ntau tswj hwm los ntawm FDA thiab USDA. Raws li AAFCO, rau cov khoom lag luam yuav tsum tau noj los ntawm tib neeg, tag nrho cov khoom xyaw uas pom hauv cov zaub mov yuav tsum tau tsim, ntim, thiab tuav los ntawm tsoomfwv cov cai. Nws tsis tau txhais hais tias cov zaub mov yog hloov rau tib neeg noj, thiab tsis ua kom nws muaj kev nyab xeeb los yog tastier dua lwm yam khoom noj tsiaj.
Cov proteins tshiab: Nws tsis tas txhais tau hais tias cov khoom xyaw protein yog cov tshiab, tab sis yog tias lawv yog ib qho zoo nkauj dua thiab tsis tshua muaj cov protein siv hauv cov zaub mov. Qhov no tuaj yeem suav nrog cov protein thiab lawv cov khoom lag luam los ntawm bison, kangaroo, luav, thiab lwm yam tsiaj txawv. Qhov no yog ib qho kev hloov zoo rau cov dev uas tawm tsam zom cov protein ntau xws li nqaij qaib lossis nqaij nyug.
Lite, low-calorie, lossis low-fat: Rau cov khoom noj tsiaj kom siv cov ntsiab lus no, cov zaub mov yuav tsum tau txo qis calories lossis rog thaum piv rau cov khoom noj tsiaj. AAFCO xav kom cov lus piav qhia no muaj tseeb rau lub npe thiab qhov feem pua ntawm cov calories lossis cov rog yuav tsum tau qhia kom meej. Cov khoom noj no suav tias yog 'zoo dua' rau cov dev rog lossis miv, vim tias tsis muaj calories thiab rog yuav muaj qee qhov tseem ceeb rau kev poob phaus.
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Cov khoom xyaw zoo yog cov khoom noj uas muaj nyob rau hauv cov zaub mov uas muaj kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev noj qab haus huv zoo rau tus tsiaj. Hais txog cov khoom noj dev thiab miv, cov proteins tau nrhiav tom qab thaum cov tsiaj no noj cov zaub mov noj. Cov khoom xyaw uas muaj lus nug yog cov khoom noj uas yuav tsum tsis txhob suav nrog hauv cov zaub mov vim tias lawv suav tias yog zaub mov tsis tseem ceeb lossis tsis tsim nyog. Fillers thiab additives yog ib qho piv txwv zoo ntawm cov khoom xyaw uas tsis txaus ntseeg vim tias tsis muaj txiaj ntsig rau kev muaj nyob hauv koj tus tsiaj cov zaub mov.
Txoj Cai 4 Pet Food Label Rules yog dab tsi?
- Txoj Cai 95%: Kwv yees li 95% ntawm cov khoom noj tsiaj yuav tsum yog cov khoom muaj npe, piv txwv li, 'khoom noj dev nyuj'. Tom qab ntawd cov zaub mov yuav tsum muaj 95% nqaij nyuj cov ntsiab lus. Cov khoom tseem ceeb yuav tsum yog tsawg kawg 70% ntawm tag nrho cov khoom thaum xav txog cov ntsiab lus noo noo. AAFCO hais tias qhov seem 5% ntawm cov khoom xyaw yog xav tau rau kev noj haus. Qhov no tuaj yeem suav nrog cov vitamins thiab minerals thiab ib qho me me ntawm lwm cov khoom xyaw.
- Txoj Cai 25%:Yog tias cov khoom noj tsiaj muaj npe tias yog 'qib qaib thiab mov' lossis ' yaj platter'. Cov khoom xyaw yuav tsum muaj tsawg kawg yog 25% ntawm tag nrho cov khoom. Yog tias koj xav txog cov dej noo, cov zaub mov yuav tsum muaj cov ntsiab lus tsim nyog xws li 'noj hmo', 'platter', lossis 'entrée'. Kev sib xyaw ua ke ntawm cov khoom xyaw muaj npe yuav tsum ua kom 25% ntawm cov khoom lag luam thiab muab tso rau hauv tib qho kev txiav txim raws li pom nyob rau hauv cov npe khoom noj tsiaj.
- The 'Nrog' Rule: Ib daim ntawv lo rau cov zaub mov dev yog 'Aub zaub mov nrog nqaij nyug'. Cov khoom xyaw "nrog" yuav tsum ua 3% ntawm tag nrho cov khoom. Lo lus 'nrog' hloov qhov feem pua ntawm cov khoom xyaw thiab nws tsis txhais hais tias cov khoom noj tsiaj yog raws li cov khoom xyaw tseem ceeb no. Qhov no ua rau nws tseem ceeb heev uas yuav tsum tau xyuam xim rau kev lag luam tactics raws li koj yuav tau yuav cov khoom noj xav tias cov zaub mov feem ntau muaj cov khoom xyaw tshwj xeeb.
- Txoj Cai Flavor: Yog tias daim ntawv lo ntawm cov khoom noj tsiaj hais tias yog nqaij nyug lossis nqaij qaib flavored, ces ib feem ntawm cov khoom yuav tsum muaj feem ntau ntawm cov khoom xyaw uas. tuaj yeem kuaj pom hauv cov khoom noj. Flavor yuav tsum tshwm sim tib yam li lo lus nyuj los yog nqaij qaib ntawm daim ntawv lo rau tsiaj.
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Cov ntawv pov thawj khoom noj tsiaj yog siv rau hauv kev lag luam khoom noj los muab cov ntaub ntawv ntau ntxiv rau cov neeg yuav khoom txog kev tsim khoom noj. AAFCO tsis pom zoo ncaj qha lossis pom zoo rau cov khoom noj tsiaj thiab tsis muaj txoj cai tswjfwm. Txawm li cas los xij, cov zaub mov tuaj yeem kuaj thiab tsim los ntawm cov kws kho tsiaj uas muaj ntawv pov thawj, tab sis cov zaub mov tsiaj tsis tas yuav tsum tau txais kev pom zoo los ntawm lub koom haum rau cov khoom noj kom zoo lossis nyab xeeb. Yog li, cov ntawv pov thawj tsis tsim nyog tab sis tsuas yog ntxiv cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv rau hauv qhov tshwj xeeb ntawm cov txheej txheem tsim khoom.
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Nyeem koj tus tsiaj daim ntawv qhia zaub mov yuav yooj yim dua lub sijhawm. Zuag qhia tag nrho, cov npe ntawm cov khoom xyaw, kev tsom xam lav, thiab cov ntsiab lus piav qhia (organic, grain-free) yog cov ntawv tseem ceeb tshaj plaws los saib xyuas koj tus tsiaj cov zaub mov. Los ntawm skimming tshaj lub ntim thiab nkag siab txog cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb ntawm cov zaub mov tsiaj muaj, koj yuav yooj yim txiav txim siab seb cov khoom noj puas tsim nyog pub rau koj tus tsiaj.
