Kaytee manufactures several lines of value-priced, lower-quality guinea pig (and other small animal) diets that are essentially the same product with a few variations.
Forti-Diet is one such product; it's the first diet I ever purchased for our guinea pigs many years ago. Alfalfa-based (which is not ideal for grown guinea pigs), it's relatively high in fat, low in fiber and vitamin C, and contains a number of less-than-ideal ingredients such as corn, ground rice and artifical coloring. Most concerning, however, is the fact that Kaytee uses the highly controversial preservative Ethoxyquin in all of their small animal diets--something they no longer mention on their website. Kaytee has been 'in the business' long enough to know the concerns of pet owners with regard to this particular ingredient (I have written to them about it myself), and to switch to a preservative with a better safety record.
I gave this product a 2-star rating rather than 1 because Forti-Diet does not contain seeds, nuts or colored bits.
As a sidenote: at the time of this writing, Kaytee has recalled a batch of Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Mouse, Rat and Hamster due to possible contamination with Salmonella. Not very reassuring.
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Since the ingredients and nutritional analysis are missing from this product listing, I'll include them here:
Ingredients-
Sun-cured Alfalfa Meal, Ground Corn, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Ground Oats, Ground Wheat, Ground Flax Seed, Dicalcium Phosphate, Dried Cane Molasses, Soy Oil, Ground Rice, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Algae Meal (source of Omega-3 DHA), Fructooligosaccharide, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), DL-Methionine, Yeast Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, Mixed Tocopherols (a preservative), Ferrous Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of vitamin K activity), Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid, Cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Biotin, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite, Artificial Color. Allergen information: Manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts and other tree nuts.
Guaranteed Analysis-
Crude Protein (min.)...............18.0%
Crude Fat (min.)....................3.0%
Crude Fiber (max.).................14.0%
Moisture (max.)....................12.0%
Ascorbic Acid (min.)...........100 mg/lb
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min.)..........0.4%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (min.)..0.04%
Total Bacillus Species (min.)....100,000 CFU/g
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