Super Premium

• Sold in pet speciality stores and veterinary clinics
• Very palatable
• Energy dense
• High quality and additional ingredients

Premium Food

• Grocery stores
• Higher quality ingredients
• Higher digestibility than economy brands

Economy Brands

• Sold in grocery stores and some feed stores
• Least expensive

*Information provided by Martin & Martin (Pty) Ltd

In a complete diet, all the required nutrients are present.

In a balanced diet, all the required nutrients are present in the correct proportion.

Types of diets:

• Homemade pet foods: A homemade diet that is balanced and correctly formulated can provide complete nutrition to a pet
• Raw diets: Feeding a diet of raw muscle meat is deficient or imbalanced and may not provide complete and balanced nutrition to dogs

• Dry foods: Contains 8-14% moisture
• Wet foods: Contains 70-86% moisture
• Soft-moist foods: Softer in texture than dry foods because they contain up to 30% moisture

*Information provided by Martin & Martin (Pty) Ltd