Commercial Food Chart

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General Feeding Guidelines for Commercial Foods

Always feed herbs, wild plants, leaves, stalks, flowers etc in addition to commercial food, either bought or hand collected (see various sticky threads). You can reduce your reliance on commercial food if you feed a significant amount of plants, leaves and herbs and a small amount of a carefully chosen selection of seeds.
Always feed unlimited hay in addition to commercial food.
Always encourage your degus to eat everything from a mix type food so they get the full range of nutrition.
Nugget foods are less interesting for your degus but do ensure that the degus get the full nutrition from the product. Please add interest to the diet in other ways if you feed nuggets.
It can be a good idea to mix two or three different commercial food products to reduce the disadvantages of any particular food as none are ideal.
10g per degu per day is the normal starting point feed quantity.
Choose treats carefully to add nutrition rather than detract from the diet, see nutrition charts.
Try to maintain good calcium levels and aim for a calcium to phosphorus ratio of 2:1 for the diet overall.
Scatter feeding or feeding in separate bowls can avoid squabbling over food.
Weigh your degus regularly.


Things to Look For When Choosing Commercial Food

High Fibre
Low to moderate protein
Low fat
Grainless
Good Ca:P ratio of close to 2:1 (double calcium than phosphorus)
Calcium of 1.0%
No salt
Natural plants are good, especially high grass and meadow plant content.
Not filled with by products and processed items like wheat middlings and soybean meal etc.
Not too much high sugar veg (carrot, parsnip, beetroot etc) or fruit (apple, rosehip, cranberry etc)
No sugar, dextrose, sucrose, molasses or any other added sugar (except fructo-oligo saccharides)
Variety of ingredients adds interest for your degus.
Some of the ingredients lists are more complete declarations than others, so bear this in mind for the ones that look complex and heavy on chemicals.

Food Name	Ingredients	Nutrition Info	Ca:P (P=1)	Price	Pros	Cons
Pets@Home Degu Nuggets	Wheat, Oat Bran, Grass Soya, Peas, Unmolassed Beet Pulp, Yeast, Vegetable Oil, Mint, Mono Calcium Phosphate, Fructo-oligosaccharides, (Profeed min. 0.25%), Salt.	Moisture 9%, Protein 16%, Oils and Fats 3%, Fibre 15%, Ash 6.5%, Calcium 0.8%, Phosphorous 0.5%, Vitamin A 20000iu/kg, Vitamin D3 1200iu/kg, Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol acetate) 100mg/kg, Vitamin C 8000mg/kg, Copper as Cupric Sulphate 12mg/kg.	1.6	£4.69/2kg		Cheap starch ingredients, not usually well liked once an alternative has been offered. Ca:P low
Supreme Science Selective Degu Food (nuggets)	Timothy hay, wheat, soya hulls, flaked peas, soybean meal, barley,linseed, calcium carbonate, soya oil, mono-calium phosphate, dried basil, dried broccoli, salt, yeast extract, may contain GM soya.	Protein 14%, Crude Fibre 15%, Fat 3.5%, Inorganic Matter 5.5%, Vitamin A 50000IU/kg, Vitamin D3 2000IU/kg, Vitamin C 500mg/kg, Ferrous Sulphate Monohydrate 152mg, Calcium Iodate 1.5mg, Copper Sulphate 20mg, Manganese Oxide 71mg, Zinc Oxide 62mg, Sodium Selenite 0.2mg Calcium 1.0%, Phosphorus 0.5%	2.0	£3/350g	Good calcium content and Ca:P	Some cheap starch ingredients.
JR Farm Degu Adult (mix)	Extracted cornmeal, straw, oat herb 6,7%, parsley, pea flakes, carrots 4,2%, wheat flakes, ribwort, dandelions 3,3%, broad bean flakes, grass seed 2.6%, melissa 2,6%, parsnips 2,5%, popped wheat, corn flakes, oat flakes, beetroots, peppermint, oats, yucca 0,4%, Lovage, thyme 0,4%, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, linseed, fennel, black cumin.	protein 11.6%, fat content 3.1%, crude fibre 14.4%, crude ash 5.0%, vitamin A 8600 IU/kg, vitamin D3 860 IU/kg, vitamin E 34 mg/kg, Calcium 0.25%*, Phosphorus 0.29%*	0.86*	£8.99/1.5kg	Some natural ingredients, interesting variety	Some cheap starch ingredients. Excess high sugar veg. Make sure peas, beans and veg are evenly distributed. Extremely low Ca:P
JR Farm Degu Feast (mix)	wheat, pea flakes, extracted cornmeal, wheat flakes, lucerne, broad bean flakes, grass seed, popped wheat, parsnips, timothy grass, parsley, cocksfoot, peppermint, carrots, beetroots, maize plant, ribwort, red clover, smooth stalk meadow grass, meadow fescue, ladies mantel, echinacea, melissa, oats, marigolds 0.4%, dandelions 0.3%, hay	protein 14.4% fat content 2.8%, crude fibre 9.8%, crude ash 5.0%, Additives:, Vitamins A 4.000 IU, Vitamins D3 400 IU, Vitamins E 16 mg, iron oxide III 1.6 mg, Calcium 0.43%*, Phosphorus 0.35%*	1.22*		Some natural ingredients, interesting variety	Contains cheap grains. Make sure peas, beans and veg are evenly distributed. Low fibre content. Lower vit D. Extremely low Ca:P
JR Farm Degu Special (mix)	Oat flakes, wheat flakes, pea flakes, carrots, beetroot, parsley, barley, wheat popped, corn popped, alfalfa, vitamin pellets, peppermint, dandelion, locust beans, corn flakes, balm, marigold, red clover	protein 13.8 %, fiber 14.1 %, ash 5.6 %, oils and fats 2.8 %, vitamin A 5000.0 IU/kg, vitamin D3 500.0 mg/kg, vitamin E (tocopherol) 20.0 mg/kg	~	£12/2.5kg or £39/10kg	Some natural ingredients, interesting variety	Make sure peas, carrots & beetroot evenly distributed. Lower Vit D. Discontinued.
JRF Grainless Guinea Pig (nugget)	Timothy grass, orchard grass, smooth meadow-grass, ribwort, red clover, meadow fescue, ladies mantel, parsley 5,6%, pea flakes, carrot cubes, broad bean flakes, parsnip cubes, pepper mint, linseed, black cumin, dandelion leaves 0,6%, beetroot cubes, stinging nettle leaves, apple cubes, camomile petals, fennel	Protein 11.2%, fat content 2.9%, crude fibre 21.4%, crude ash 7,4%, calcium 0.5%, phosphorus 0.3%. Vitamins: A 10,000 IU, D³ 1,000 IU, C 250 mg, E 40 mg	1.67	£4.99/1.35kg	Grainless. High grass content and natural ingredients. High fibre.	Beware small quantity of apple, sugar content may be slightly higher than ideal. Low Ca:P 1.67 . Low calcium and slightly low phos.
JRF Grainless Chinchilla (mix)	Timothy grass, pea flakes, orchard grass, ribwort, smooth meadow-grass, red clover, meadow fescue, ladies mantel, stinging nettle leaves, broad bean flakes, carrot slices, peppermint leaves, chamomile petals, rose hips, fennel, marigold blossoms, apple slices, beetroot cubes, carrot cubes, parsnip cubes, linseed, black cumin, lady s thistle, parsley, dandelion leaves, Echinacea, apple cubes, vitamins	Protein 16.1%, fat content 3.5%, crude fibre 19.2%, crude ash 11.4%, calcium 0.5%, phosphorus 0.3% Vitamins: A 10,000 IU., D³ 1,000 IU., C 250 mg, E 40 mg	1.67	£3.49/ 0.65kg	Grainless. High grass content and natural ingredients, interesting variety. High fibre.	Pick out apple and most of rosehip. Low Ca:P 1.67 . Low calcium and slightly low phos %. Round grass pellets may be disliked.
Nature's Touch Degu	Bran, Hay, Fescue Hay (Festuca Arundinacea), Orchard Grass (Lolium Perenne), Dehydrated Alfalfa, Wheat Ear (Triticum spp), Straw, Barley, Puffed Wheat, Enriched with vitamin C, Rice, Nettle (Urtica Dioca L), Birch (Betula L), Hibiscus (Hibiscus L)	Protein 15%, Crude Fibres 17%, Crude Oils and Fats 3.7%, Crude Ash 10%, Moisture 10%. Vitamin A 7.440 IU/kg, Vitamin D3 670 IU/kg, Vitamin E 18.60 mg/kg, Vitamin C 710 mg/kg, Lys 0,59%, Iron 181.42%, Iodine 0.80%, Cobalt 0.50%, Copper 5.95%, Manganese 60.48 mg/kg, Zinc 77.87 mg/kg, selenium 0.50 mg/kg.	1.6	£8.00/ 1.45kg	Contains grasses, reasonable fibre content	Low calcium and Ca:P
Rosewood Naturals Meadow Menu Chinchilla/ Degu	Meadow grasses & herbs (including timothy grass, foxtail grass, oatgrass, orchard grass, downy alpine oatgrass, smooth meadow grass, red clover, sweet vernal grass, velvet grass, golden oatgrass, common vetch, black medic, dandelion, ribwort, cowslip, marguerite, daisy, great burnet-saxifrage, hedge bedstraw, parsnip, sorrel, germander speedwell, common mouse-ear, perennial ryegrass, soft brome, tufted vetch, bush vetch, three-toothed orchid, wild beaked parsley) 78%, pea flakes 5%, carrot 3.7%, broad bean flakes 3.5%, nettle leaves 1.4%, linseed 1.1%, mung beans 1.1%, parsnip cubes 1.1%, black cumin 1.1%, peppermint 0.9%, parsley 0.7%, dandelion 0.6%, melissa 0.4%, fennel seed 0.4%, echinacea 0.2%, chamomile blossoms 0.2%	protein 13.6%, oils and fats 3.7%, crude ash 8.1%, crude fibre 20.1%, calcium 0.6%, phosphorus 0.3% Vitamin A 10,000 IU, vitamin C 250 mg, vitamin D3 1000 IU, vitamin E 40mg	2.0	£8.00/ 2kg	Grainless, high grass content and natural ingredients, high fibre, good Ca:P	Low overall calcium
Bunny Degu Dream (mix)	Growth of permanent meadows*, timothy, oat peel bran, whole plant corn, sunflower seed extracted, linseed extracted, wheat bran, ribwort herb, rape seed extracted, brewer’s grains, parsnip, yarrow herb,sunchoke stems, lemon balm leaves, nettle leaves, brewer‘s yeast, milk thistle herb, marigold blossoms, hibiscus blossoms, sunchoke herb,amaranth, camomile blossoms, sweet pepper, dandelion leaves, peppermint leaves, fennel seeds, malva blossoms, maca root, sage leaves (herbs 9%, vegetables 5.7%, blossoms 2.7%) *Original plants from natural meadows: timothy, meadow fescue, meadow foxtail, German ryegrass, red fescue, blue grass, cocks- foot, velvet grass, annual panicle grass, white ragweed, vernal grass, couch grass,tussock grass, red canary grass, white clover, red clover, dandelion, yarrow, ribwort, caraway, cow parsley, meadow sweet, common hornwort,bedstraw, thyme-leaved speedwell, bush vetch, comfrey, bedstrawmeadow thistle, ground ivy, daisies, germander speedwell, lady's mantle,greater burnet-saxifrage, narrow-leaved vetch, meadow saxifrage, spring cinque- foil, green field-speedwell, common whitlow-grass, autumn dandelion, red ragweed, cowslip, small clover	Crude protein 13.9 %, crude oils and crude fats 2.7 %, crude fibre 20%, crude ash 8.5 %, calcium 0.6 %, phosphorous 0.4 %. Vit. A 8600 IU, Vit. D3 600 IU, Vit. E as alpha-tocopheryl ace-tate 51 mg, copper as copper (II)-sulphate-pentahydrate 8.6 mg, iodine as calcium iodate-hexahydrate 0.75 mg, iron as iron (II)-sulphate monohydrate 43 mg, zinc as zinc oxide 51 mg, manganese as manganese (II)-oxide 34 mg, cobalt as cobalt base (II)-carbonate, monohydrate 0.34 mg, selenite as sodium selenite 0.15 mg	1.5	£10/1.2kg	Contains grass. Good variety of ingredients (although many in v small quantity)	Some cheap processed grain ingredients. Large proportion of these ingredients are pressed into nuggets, which are reported to be not well liked. Low Ca:P 1.5 Low calcium and slightly low phos %
Versele-Laga Crispy (nuggets)	Derivatives of vegetable origin, Vegetable protein extracts, Seeds, Mineral, FOS, Yucca	Protein 16%, Fat 3%, Crude Fibre 20%, Ash 8%, Calcium 1%, Phosphorus 0.5% Vit A 10,000 IU/kg, Vit D3 1200 IU, Vit E 80mg/kg, Vit C 100mg/kg, E1 iron 100mg/kg, E2 iodine 2mg/kg, E4 copper 10mg/kg, E5 manganese 75mg/kg, E6 zinc 70mg/kg, E8 selenium 0.2mg/kg	2.0	£5.49/ 2kg	Grainless. High fibre. Ca:P Good and Ca and phos % levels good.	Poor ingredient information supplied. Very processed.
Versele-Laga Degu Nature (mix)	Derivatives of vegetable origin, Vegetables, Vegetable protein extracts, Minerals, Seeds, Yeast, Fructo-oligosaccharides, Herbs, Calendula, Algae, Yucca Extract, Mannan-oligosaccharides, Grape seed extract.	Crude protein 14%, Crude fat 3,5%, Crude fibre 15%, Crude ash 6%, Calcium 0,80%, Phosphorus 0,55%, Methionine 0,23%, Lysine 0,62%, Vitamin A 12.000 IU/kg, Vitamin D3 1.500 IU/kg, Vitamin E 40 mg/kg, Vitamin C 85 mg/kg, Copper-cupric(II)sulfate 11 mg/kg	1.45			Poor ingredient information given. Ca:P 1.45 very low
Sunseed Vita Exotics Degu (nugget)	Dehydrated Timothy Meal, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Hulls, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Ground Whole Oats, Yeast Culture, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Choline Chloride, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Biotin, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, L-ascorbyl 2-polyphosphate, Beta Carotene, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Bifidum Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product, Torula Dried Yeast, Cobalt Glucoheptonate, Zinc Methionine Complex, DLmethionine, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Cobalt Sulfate, Selenium Yeast,Sodium Selenite.	Crude Protein (min) 16%, Crude Fat (min) 1.5%, Crude Fiber (max) 20.0%, Moisture (max) 12.0%, Calcium (min) 0.75% (max) 1.25%, Calcium (ave) 1.01%*, Phosphorus (min) 0.5%, Phosphorus (ave) 0.56%*, Vitamin A (min) 12,500 IU/lb, Vitamin D3 (min) 1,000 IU/lb, Vitamin E (min) 30 IU/lb, Ascorbic Acid (min) 150 mg/lb	1.80*		Some grass content. High fibre.	Some cheap processed carbs and soya. Very processed
Sun Seed Sunaturals Guinea Pig (mix)	Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Hulls, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Corn Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles, Dried Beet Pulp, Chopped Timothy Hay, Steam-Rolled Oats, Heat-Processed Barley, Heat-Processed Soybeans, Dehydrated Goji Berry, Dehydrated Cranberry, Pine Cones, Dehydrated Carrots, Corn Gluten Meal, Dehydrated Apple, Dried Parsley, Chopped Alfalfa Hay, Dried Calendula Flowers, Ground Corn, Vegetable Oil, Dried Rose Hips, Calcium Carbonate, Dehydrated Leeks, Pepitas, Dried Chamomile Flowers, Dried Hibiscus Flowers, Dried Red Clover Tops, Salt, Freeze Dried Peas, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate, Ground Raspberry Leaf, Ground Peppermint Leaf, Ground Dandelion Leaf, Dried Bay Leaf, Dried Rose Petals, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Bifidum Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product, Torula Dried Yeast, Choline Chloride, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite, Biotin, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Cobalt Sulfate, and Sodium Selenite	Crude Protein (min) 16%, Crude Fat (min) 3%, Crude Fiber (max) 20%, Moisture (max) 12%, Calcium (min) 0.30% (max) 0.80%, Phosphorus (min) 0.30%, Vitamin A (min) 5,000 IU/lb, Vitamin D3 (min) 80 IU/lb, Vitamin E (min) 300 IU/lb, Ascorbic Acid (Source of Vitamin C) (min) 300 mg/lb	ave not available *	$9.89 for 2.75lb	Some variety and interesting ingredients (although small quantities) High fibre (if average close to max)	Some processed carbs and soya. Remove pine cones and apple and some of cranberry, goji, & rosehips
Supreme Gerty Guinea Pig (mix)	Alfalfa meal, flaked peas, flaked maize, wheat, oats, soybean meal, flaked wheat, alfalfa hay, extruded locust beans, ground maize, anise and fenugreek oil, soya oil, dried oranges, dried bananas, calcium carbonate	Protein 15.0 %, Crude fibres 10.0 %, Fat content 3.0 %, Inorganic matter 5.0 %, Calcium 0.6 %, Phosphorus 0.5 % Vit. A 23000 IU, Vit. C 250 mg, Vit. D3 1500 IU, Ferrous sulphate monohydrate 152 mg, Calcium iodate anhydrous 1.5 mg, Copper sulphate pentahydrate 20 mg, Manganese oxide 38 mg, Zinc oxide 62 mg, Sodium selenite 0.2 mg	1.2			Cheap carbs and soya ingredients. Low fibre. Orange and banana are not suitable for degus. Low calcium %. Extremely low Ca:P
Beaphar Xtravital Degu (mix)	do not publish info any more	Calcium 0.78%*, P 0.44%*, Vitamin D3 884 IU/kg*	1.77*		Appears to contain a lot of barley	Inadequate information supplied. Calcium % low.
Beaphar Care+ Degu (nugget)	do not publish info any more	Calcium 0.67%*, P 0.36%*, Vitamin D3 880 IU/kg*	1.86*			Inadequate information supplied. Calcium and phos % low
Exotic Nutrition Degu Complete (nugget)	Alfalfa meal, Wheat middlings, corn meal, soybean meal, soyhulls, whole oats, Vit A supplement, Vit D2 supp, Vit E supp, yucca schidigera extract, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, sulfur, niacin, copper sulphate, Vit B12, riboflavin, selenium, zinc, salt	Vit A (min)....14807.70 IU/LB, Vit D (min) 400.00 IU/LB (min 675 IU/lb*), Vit E (min) 3.00 IU/LB. Crude Protein (min) 18.0%, Crude Fat (min) 2.73%, Crude Fibre (min) 17.5% (max) 19% Calcium 0.89%*, Phosphorus 0.45%*	1.98*	$8.95 for 3lb, $23.95 for 10lb	Good Ca:P	Mainly cheap starch and soya ingredients. Protein high.
Healthy Select Natural Guinea Pig Diet (mix)	Dried alfalfa meal, soybean hulls, wheat middlings, dehulled soybean meal, corn distillers dried grains with solubles, corn gluten meal, vegetable oil, ground corn, dried beet pulp, chopped timothy hay, chopped alfalfa hay, dried calendula flower, heat-processed soybeans, heat-processed barley, rolled oats, pumpkin seed, pine cones, dried carrots, dried apple, barley, red clover tops, salt, l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), yucca schidigera extract, calcium carbonate, dried rose hips, dried cranberry, leeks, dried hibiscus flower, dried chamomile flower, ground dandelion leaf, ground raspberry leaf, ground peppermint leaf, dried parsley, dried bay leaves, dried rose petals, dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried bifidobacterium bifidum fermentation product, dried aspergillus oryzae fermentation product, torula dried yeast, choline chloride, magnesium oxide, potassium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, vitamin A supplement, vitamin E supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, niacin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, menadione dimethylpyrimidinol bisulfite (source of vitamin K activity), biotin, folic acid, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, ethylenediamine dihydriodide, cobalt sulfate, sodium selenite.	Crude Protein 17.0% (Min), Crude Fat 4.0% (Min), Crude Fiber 22.0% (Max), Moisture 13.0% (Max), Calcium (Min) 0.4%, Calcium (Max) 0.9%, Phosphorus (Min) 0.3%, Vitamin A (Min) 9,000 IU/lb, Vitamin D3 (Min) 900 IU/lb, Vitamin E (Min) 40 IU/lb, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C) 280 mg/lb.	Ave not available*	$13/3lb	Some variety and interesting ingredients (although small quantities) High fibre	Some cheap starch and soya ingredients. Remove pine cones, apple and some rosehips.
Oxbow Animal Health BeneTerra Organic Guinea Pig Food (nugget)	Organic Grass Hay, Organic Canola Meal, Organic Wheat Straw, Organic Sunflower Meal, Organic Barley, Organic Flax Seed, Sodium Bentonite, Limestone, Sea Salt, L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Organic Dandelion Leaf, Organic Ground Rosemary, Inulin, Organic Cranberry, Organic Blueberry, Dried Yucca Schidigera, Yeast Culture Dehydrated, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Selenium Yeast, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Proteinate, Riboflavin Supplement, Manganese Proteinate, Biotin, Manganous Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Magnesium Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate	Crude Protein (min) 12.00%, Crude Fat (min) 2.00%, Crude Fiber (min) 23.00%, Crude Fiber (max) 25.00%, Moisture (max) 12.00%, Ash (max) 9.00%, Sugars 5.8%*, Calcium (min) 0.60%, Calcium (max) 0.90%, Calcium (ave) 0.88%*, Phosphorus (min) 0.30%, Phosphorus (ave) 0.34%*, Vitamin A IU/kg 19,000 (min), Vitamin D IU/kg 900 (min), Vitamin C mg/kg 400 (min), Vitamin E IU/kg 190 (min), Copper ppm 25 (min), Omega 3 Fatty Acid (min), 0.30% Omega 6 Fatty Acid (min) 0.41%	2.58*	$14.99 for 3lb	Grass based. High Fibre. Good to high Ca:P (allows for treats with lower Ca:P)	High sugars
Oxbow Essentials Adult Guinea Pig Food (nuggets)	Timothy Grass Meal, Soybean Hulls, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Meal, Cane Molasses, Sodium Bentonite, Soybean Oil, Salt, Lignin Sulfonate, Limestone, Yeast Culture (dehydrated), L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Selenium Yeast, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Proteinate, Riboflavin Supplement, Manganese Proteinate, Biotin, Manganous Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Magnesium Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate	Crude Protein (min) 14.00%, Crude Fat (min) 2.00%, Crude Fiber (min) 25.00%, Crude Fiber (max) 28.00%, Moisture (max) 10.00%, Sugars 5.1%*, Calcium (min) 0.35%, Calcium (max) 0.85%, Calcium (ave) 0.67% *, Phosphorus (min) 0.25%, Phosphorus (ave) 0.27%*, Copper (min) 30 ppm, Vitamin A (min) 19,000 IU/kg, Ascorbic Acid (Vit C.) (min) 400 mg/kg, Vitamin D (min) 900 IU/kg, Vitamin E (min) 190 IU/kg	2.48*		Good to high Ca:P (allows for treats with lower Ca:P)	Contains molasses, total sugar is higher than desired. (3 to 4% sugar is normal). Oxbow recommend this product mixed with Essentials Chinchilla (sugars=6.1%*) for degus
Pre Alpin Fibre	Cocksfoot, Meadow foxtail, meadow fescue, italian ryegrass, timothy, cow parsley, oatgrass, red clover, honey grass, ladies mantle, plantain, hogweed, vetch, crested dogstail, perennial ryegrass, meadow grass, yarrow, caraway, cleavers, fescue, quaking grass, and others	Dry matter 92%, crude protein 9.9%, crude fat 4.6%, crude fibre 25.7%, ash 7.9%, calcium 0.9%, phosphorus 0.39%, copper 5.6mg/kg, iron 704mg/kg, manganese 98mg/kg, zinc 31.8mg/kg, carotene 79.2mg/kg	2.3		All natural meadow plants, good Ca:P
Pre Alpin Herbs (nuggets)	Timothy, meadow foxtail, cow parsley, italian ryegrass, oatgrass, red clover, honey grass, ladies mantle, plantain, hogweed, vetch, cocksfoot, crested dogstail, perennial ryegrass, meadow grass, yarrow, caraway, meadow fescue, cleavers, fescue, quaking grass, and others	Dry matter 92%, crude protein 9.2%, crude fat 2.9%, crude fibre 26.7%, ash 7.4%, calcium 0.9%, phosphorus 0.41%, copper 4.8mg/kg, iron 640mg/kg, manganese 74mg/kg, zinc 28mg/kg, carotene 51.2mg/kg	2.2		All natural meadow plants, good Ca:P

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