Health Extension Little Bites Lite Original Chicken and Brown Rice (Adult, Dry)

Ingredients (verbatim, per manufacturer product page): Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Pearled Barley, Menhaden Fish Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Flaxseed, Brewers Dried Yeast, Dried Egg Product, Coconut Oil, Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Organic Turmeric, Organic Black Pepper, Organic Ginger, Bovine Colostrum, Organic Blueberries, Cranberries, Organic Goji Berries, Organic Tart Cherries, Organic Pomegranate, Organic Pineapple, Organic Papaya, Organic Apple, Dried Kelp, Dried Seaweed Meal, New Zealand Green Mussel, Organic Carrots, Organic Pumpkin, Green Tea Extract, Sage Extract, Organic Parsley, Organic Spinach, Organic Kale, Sweet Basil, Thyme Extract, Organic Ashwagandha, Organic Chaga, Organic Lion's Mane, Organic Reishi, Organic Turkey Tail, Organic Shiitake, Organic Maitake, Organic Cordyceps, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin E Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Choline Chloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Zinc Polysaccharide Complex, Iron Polysaccharide Complex, Manganese Polysaccharide Complex, Copper Polysaccharide Complex, Cobalt Polysaccharide Complex, Calcium lodate, Sodium Selenite, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus coagulants Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus oryzae Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus niger Fermentation Product.

Guaranteed analysis (as fed, per manufacturer): Crude Protein (minimum) 24%, Crude Fat (minimum) 7.5%, Crude Fat (maximum) 9%, Crude Fiber (maximum) 4%, Moisture (maximum) 10%, Calcium (minimum) 1.1%, Phosphorus (minimum) 0.9%, Vitamin E (minimum) 300 IU/kg, L-Carnitine (minimum) 100mg/kg, Glucosamine (minimum) 400mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulfate (minimum) 200mg/kg, Omega 6 Fatty Acids (minimum) 2.5%, Omega 3 Fatty Acids (minimum) 0.5%. Calorie content published as 288 kcal per cup and 3,025 kcal per kilogram. On a dry matter basis the guarantees work out to roughly 27 percent protein and 8 percent fat.

Two things make this bag genuinely different from the rest of the range rather than just differently labelled. First, it is one of only two Health Extension recipes that publishes a fat MAXIMUM as well as a minimum, 9% against a 7.5% floor, which is the detail that makes a reduced fat claim checkable rather than a marketing word, and it is the lowest calorie bag in the line at 288 kcal per cup. Second, it adds L-Carnitine at 100mg/kg, glucosamine at 400mg/kg and chondroitin sulfate at 200mg/kg, none of which appear on the standard Little Bites guarantees, and it doubles vitamin E to 300 IU/kg. The ingredient list is otherwise the same as the standard Little Bites Chicken and Brown Rice except for the omission of Malted Barley, so the reformulation lives in the guarantees rather than the recipe. Note also that the AAFCO statement here covers adult maintenance only, not all life stages, so this is not a puppy food. Two label notes transcribed rather than corrected: the mineral is printed Calcium lodate with a lower case L, and the organism Dried Bacillus coagulants. Menhaden Fish Meal is listed seventh. Health Extension publishes no made-in statement and no sourcing statement, which holds the disclosure tally at 5.

Consolidated from publicly available manufacturer information (link below), compiled Oct 31, 2026. Not tested or evaluated by Sniff and Shift. Not medical advice, verify on current packaging and consult your veterinarian.

Source: Health Extension product page (healthextension.com). Figures are the maker's published values; check the bag for the current label.

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