Pet Food Ingredients - R - Rice

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Rice

 











Rice is a seed of the Monocot plants. 
It is considered a Cereal Grain.


There are many forms of rice used in pet foods.

Brewers Rice
Brown Rice
Rice(Hulls) Bran
Rice Flour
Rice Gluten
Rice Meal
Rice Protein Concentrate 
White ( Milled ) Rice
Whole Grain Rice

Rice and Rice products contain Arsenic
What is Arsenic?

Apparently Brown Rice has a higher concentration of Arsenic than White Rice.
Rice Bran also is stated to have a higher concentration. Consumer Report

Is this bad?

FDA has advised us to diversify our grains. Consumer Report

 



 Cuz, why not?


What does this mean for Fluffy and Fido?
I dunno? - go grain free.

Other than that pesky arsenic, rice looks rather healthy.

Question : Can cats digest Rice?
Answer: Yes.

What?

Well that screws my theory. 

What was my theory?

That companies were aware rice was not good for cats but they were using it any ways because it was a cheap filler. 

Click Me!!

Golly! I was right.. technically for the wrong reason...but still right!


It is okay to give your Cats rice now and then - I have used it for cats with digestive issues - It slows down the tides... so to speak. 

A little pumpkin, a little rice...helps the tummy to feel nice. 

Wow that was a horrific display of rhyming. 
I feel like I need a wand to tap something after saying that.

 Nutrition Chart

The nutritional values of long, medium, and short grain rice are essentially the same within each variety or classification (i.e., brown or white). Here is a comparison chart of brown rice, unenriched white rice, and parboiled rice: Brown White (Unenriched) Parboiled (Unenriched) Nutrient Unit ¼ cup raw (46.25 grams) ¼ cup raw (46.25 grams) ¼ cup raw (46.25 grams) Proximates (Macronutrients) Calories kcal 171 169 172 Protein g 3.64 3.30 3.14 Total Fat g 1.35 0.31 0.26 Carbohydrate g 35.72 36.98 37.80 Fiber g 1.62 0.60 0.79 Minerals Calcium, Ca mg 10.64 12.95 27.75 Iron, Fe mg 0.68 0.37 0.69 Magnesium, Mg mg 66.14 11.56 14.34 Phosphorus, P mg 154.01 53.19 62.90 Potassium, K mg 103.14 53.19 55.50 Sodium, Na mg 3.24 2.31 2.31 Zinc, Zn mg 0.93 0.50 0.44 Copper, Cu mg 0.13 0.10 0.09 Manganese, Mn mg 1.73 0.50 0.39 Selenium, Se mg 10.82 6.98 10.64 Vitamins Vitamin C mg 0.00 0.00 0.00 Thiamin mg 0.19 0.03 0.05 Riboflavin mg 0.04 0.02 0.03 Niacin mg 2.35 0.74 1.68 Pantothenic Acid mg 0.69 0.47 0.52 Vitamin B-6 mg 0.24 0.08 0.16 Folate mcg 9.25 3.70 7.86 Vitamin B-12 mcg 0.00 0.00 0.00 Vitamin A, IU IU 0.00 0.00 0.00 Vitamin A, RE mcg 0.00 0.00 0.00 Vitamin E IU 0.33 0.06 0.07 The information in this table was taken from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 2002. USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 15 (August, 2002).

You do not want Rice in your pets everyday food.