ORIJEN Guardian 8 Dry Cat Food
ORIJEN™ Guardian 8™ is a nourishing food specially formulated to address 8 common health concerns through quality ingredients. Because of the abundance of fresh and raw1 WholePrey animal ingredients in this diet, less supplementation is needed to support your cat's health for a lifetime. With 90%2 animal ingredients, Guardian 8 contains nutrient-rich fresh or raw animal ingredients that help support your feline’s health. These key health benefits include Immune Support, Digestive Health Support, Healthy Skin & Coat Support, Muscle Maintenance, Heart Health, Healthy Joints & Bones, Cognitive Function & Brain Health, and Eye Health.
8 BENEFITS FOR OVERALL HEALTH
- Immune Support | Helps to support immune function with EPA & DHA from wild-caught fish and antioxidant nutrients from ingredients including fruits and vegetables.
- Digestive Health | Fiber, plus a blend of pre- and probiotics, helps support digestive health.
- Healthy Skin & Coat | Helps to support healthy skin and coat with Omega-3 fatty acids from wild-caught salmon and herring and Omega-6 fatty acids from poultry.
- Heart Health | Helps support heart health with naturally-occurring Taurine found in animal protein sources like poultry, fish and eggs.
- Muscle Maintenance | Formulated with 90% animal ingredients2 such as chicken, salmon and turkey to help support muscle maintenance in your cat.
- Healthy Joints & Bones | Helps to support joint health for cats with Omega-3 fatty acids from wild-caught salmon and herring, and healthy bones with calcium from chicken & fish.
- Cognitive Function & Brain Health | Helps to support cognitive function with EPA & DHA from wild-caught fish.
- Eye Health | Supports retinal function with naturally-occurring Taurine and Vitamin A from animal sources such as chicken and turkey liver.
1Our fresh ingredients use refrigeration as the sole method of preservation and our raw ingredients are frozen at their peak freshness.
2approximate and derived from the unprocessed state of the ingredients.
INGREDIENTS
Chicken, salmon, turkey, whole herring, chicken liver, dehydrated chicken, dehydrated turkey, dehydrated sardine, dehydrated chicken liver, dehydrated egg, whole red lentils, whole pinto beans, turkey giblets (liver, heart, gizzard), eggs, rabbit, pollock oil, whole green lentils, whole navy beans, whole chickpeas, whole peas, ground miscanthus grass, natural chicken flavor, chicken fat, chicken hearts, whole cranberries, choline chloride, dried kelp, mixed tocopherols (preservative), whole pumpkin, whole butternut squash, collard greens, whole apples, whole pears, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, dried chicory root, hydrolyzed yeast, dried brewers yeast, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, niacin, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, copper proteinate, dried Bacillus coagulans fermentation product, turmeric, sarsaparilla root, althea root, rosehips, juniper berries, citric acid (preservative), rosemary extract.
Metabolizable Energy is 3980 kcal/kg (498 kcal per 250ml/8 oz cup) with calories distributed to support peak conditioning; 40% from protein, 19% from vegetables and fruits, and 41% from fat.
ORIJEN GUARDIAN 8 ADULT CAT FOOD is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles for adult maintenance.
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
- Crude protein (min.)40%
- Crude fat (min.)18%
- Crude fiber (max.)4%
- Moisture (max.)10%
- DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) (min.)0.35%
- EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (min.)0.35%
- Calcium (min.)1.4%
- Phosphorus (min.)1.1%
- Magnesium (min.)0.1%
- Taurine (min.)0.1%
- Vitamin A (min.)25,000 IU/kg
- Omega-6 fatty acids* (min.)3%
- Omega-3 fatty acids* (min.)1.2%
- Total Microorganisms* (min)100 Million CFU/lb
- (Bacillus coagulans)
- *Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.
