What is the nutritional difference between the fruit blend and the Natural one?

I am no expert, but I am currently trying to convert my bird over to Zupreem from another pellet brand. I just so happen to have both types here. I've been offering a little bit of both to my bird. Looking over the ingredients on both there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of difference between the first six ingredients or so. After that the fruity variety has things like oranges, apples, grapes, and bananas. Where as the natural variety has flaxseed, carrots, celery, beets, parsley, cranberries, blueberries. The "guaranteed analysis" on each bag is exactly the same Crude Protein Min 14.00 % Crude Fat Min 4.0% Crude Fiber Max 3.5% and Moisture Max 10.0% I think the appeal of the Natural is that it doesn't contain artificial food coloring, which some believe causes health issues. At the very least I know people have complained that the food coloring changes the color of their bird's droppings and it's difficult to monitor bird health when the droppings are tinged with food coloring. I think for now I am going to offer both and see which one my bird prefers. So far it seems like he's touched more of the Natural than the Fruity, but that might just be because it more resembles what he was eating before. Good luck! Choosing a parrot pellet can be confusing!

Is this food good for budgies?

I started using the smaller "Canary" size pellets, in the mix that I fix for my birds. The reason why, was because I had a Parakeet hen that was on the small side, and I thought that she would like the smaller size pellets. I was right, she did eat more of the smaller pellets, and to my surprise regular size and large Parakeets also liked the smaller size better. I asked the Vet about this, and she said that feeding smaller size pellets was okay, and that she also did that with her birds. In the mix that I use for my birds, I mix the following: Zupreem "Canary sized" pellets, Dried Greens with Herbs, and I crush some of the Lafeber's "Senior Bird" Nutra-Berries and mix the 3 items together. The "Senior" Nutra-Berries provide stuff that birds of every age need to promote good health (joints and liver health) Birds need greens and herbs for good health, and my birds love this mix, and my Vet approves.

is this good for quaker parrots

I haven't tried this blend yet but I usually by the Zupreem parrot and quaker fruit blend for my two quakers. I find that the cockatiel formulations are too small for them. They are ok handling slightly larger pellets.

Why has the manufacturer put artificial colors in this food?

Whereas dogs and cats do not use their eyes to determine whether a food is worth eating, rendering colorants pointless and for human appeal only, birds and many herbivorous or omnivorous reptiles use sight and the color of the food to determine if it is good to eat. A ripe, juicy, sweet and nutritious berry and an unripe, hard, bitter, and even potentially slightly toxic berry of the same species may be the same size and shape, but the ripe one is bright red and the unripe one is green or brownish red. A bird must be choosy based on color as they generally have poor senses of taste and smell. So while colors are not useful for dog and cat food, they're generally important for many types of bird. The plain uncolored tan formulas will work with most birds that way predominantly seeds but for berry and bug eaters, color is a must

Pet Type	Birds
Breed Recommendation	Parachute
Item model number	1008076
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Pet Life Stage	Senior
Flavor	Cranberry
Item Form	Dry
Allergen Information	Peanuts may contain, Tree nuts may contain
Size	1キログラム (x 1)
Number of items	1
Storage Information	害虫や虫のいない、涼しく乾燥した場所に保管してください。バッグから空気を優しく押し出し、使用後は再度閉じます。
Specific Uses	バードフード
batteries required	No
Batteries Included	No
Ingredients	トウモロコシ、大豆ミール、ひき割り粉、挽いた麦粉、大麦粉、小麦胚芽粉、砂糖、植物油(混合トコフェロールで保存)、セロリ、ニンジン、パセリ、ビート、ブルーベリー、クランベリー、亜麻仁粉、炭酸カルシウム、リン酸二カルシウム、ヨウ素添加塩、DL-メチオン。 1, 塩化コリン, L-リジン一塩酸塩、ビタミン(ビタミンEサプリメント、ナイアシンサプリメント、ビオチン、パントテン酸d-カルシウム、リボフラビンサプリメント、塩酸ピリドキシン、一硝酸チアミン、ビタミンA酢酸、ビタミンD3サプリメント、メナジオン亜硫酸ナトリウム複合体(ビタミンK活性の源)、ビタミンB12サプリメント、葉酸)、クエン酸(保存料)、混合トコフェロール(保存料)、L-アスコルビル-2-ポリリン酸、ミネラル(酸化マンガン、酸化亜鉛、硫酸銅、亜セレン酸Na、ヨウ素酸カルシウム)、ローズマリーエキス

ZuPreem Natural S Paraquito 2.2 lbs (1 kg)

Details

Description

Specifications

Have a Question? See What Others Asked

Common Questions