Health Extension Little Bites Original Chicken and Brown Rice (All Life Stages, 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, Malted Barley, 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 (min) 24%, Crude Fat (min) 18%, Crude Fiber (max) 4%, Moisture (max) 10%, Calcium (min) 1.1%, Phosphorus (min) 0.9%, Vitamin E (min) 150 IU/kg, Omega 6 Fatty Acids (min) 2.6%, Omega 3 Fatty Acids (min) 0.6%. Calorie content published as 418 kcal per cup and 3,678 kcal per kilogram. On a dry matter basis the guarantees work out to roughly 27 percent protein and 20 percent fat.

This is the grain inclusive small kibble in the range, and it is worth knowing how it sits against its three near relatives, because the names do very little to separate them. It carries the same ingredient list as the Little Bites Lite version, differing only in that this one adds Malted Barley, yet the two publish quite different fat: 18% as-fed minimum here against 7.5% minimum on the Lite bag, and 418 kcal per cup here against 288. That is the real distinction between the two, and it is a large one. This recipe also carries the higher omega guarantees of the line, 2.6% and 0.6% where the grain free bags publish 2.5% and 0.5%. Two label notes transcribed rather than corrected: the mineral is printed as Calcium lodate, with a lower case L in place of the capital I, and the organism as Dried Bacillus coagulants rather than coagulans, both exactly as the maker prints them. Menhaden Fish Meal appears seventh, so this is not a single protein food despite the chicken name. Health Extension publishes no made-in statement and no sourcing statement for this recipe, which holds the disclosure tally at 6 rather than 8.

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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