Table 5 Mineral ratios in analyzed dry dog foods.

From: Mineral and heavy metal content in dry dog foods with different main animal components

Item

Ca:P

Na:K

Ca:Mg

Cu:Zn

Fe:Cu

F1

0.56:1

0.50:1

1:0.40

1:33.17

1:0.11

F2

0.35:1

0.75:1

1:0.57

1:5.83

1:0.30

F3

0.42:1

0.67:1

1:0.53

1:7.53

1:0.10

F4

0.38:1

0.56:1

1:0.34

1:6.98

1:0.08

F5

0.40:1

0.78:1

1:0.27

1:8.96

1:0.05

F6

0.33:1

0.47:1

1:0.51

1:4.56

1:0.03

F7

0.39:1

0.94:1

1:0.58

1:6.88

1:0.14

F8

0.20:1

0.69:1

1:0.26

1:16.18

1:0.05

F9

0.29:1

0.59:1

1:0.42

1:10.62

1:0.07

F10

0.30:1

0.67:1

1:0.51

1:4.81

1:0.10

F11

0.28:1

0.44:1

1:0.30

1:5.88

1:0.09

F12

0.36:1

0.47:1

1:0.88

1:4.69

1:0.04

F13

0.30:1

0.59:1

1:0.43

1:10.69

1:0.04

P1

0.33:1

0.46:1

1:0.32

1:10.20

1:0.12

P2

0.29:1

0.51:1

1:0.26

1:6.23

1:0.08

P3

0.42:1

0.71:1

1:0.35

1:9.66

1:0.04

P4

0.34:1

0.54:1

1:0.41

1:7.93

1:0.04

P5

0.42:1

0.43:1

1:0.21

1:10.32

1:0.06

P6

0.27:1

0.71:1

1:0.56

1:6.62

1:0.11

L1

0.33:1

0.93:1

1:0.18

1:4.75

1:0.11

L2

0.42:1

0.68:1

1:0.49

1:7.97

1:0.06

L3

0.65:1

0.53:1

1:0.45

1:7.57

1:0.07

L4

0.39:1

0.53:1

1:0.41

1:6.11

1:0.04

L5

0.37:1

0.67:1

1:0.30

1:7.75

1:0.09

L6

0.66:1

0.48:1

1:0.30

1:2.55

1:0.08

B1

0.68:1

0.40:1

1:0.29

1:3.66

1:0.12

B2

0.49:1

0.51:1

1:0.41

1:6.35

1:0.08

B3

0.28:1

0.55:1

1:0.27

1:4.69

1:0.10

B4

0.31:1

0.48:1

1:0.24

1:3.71

1:0.19

B5

0.43:1

0.79:1

1:0.28

1:8.03

1:0.09

B6

0.47:1

0.33:1

1:0.31

1:2.52

1:0.09

M1

0.35:1

0.69:1

1:0.44

1:7.63

1:0.14

M2

0.31:1

0.42:1

1:0.21

1:21.12

1:0.05

M3

0.44:1

0.78:1

1:0.32

1:7.19

1:0.04

M4

0.06:1

0.31:1

1:3.00

1:6.62

1:0.02

M5

0.44:1

0.48:1

1:0.27

1:8.28

1:0.08

M6

0.35:1

0.61:1

1:0.31

1:4.99

1:0.05

O1 (DEER)

0.27:1

0.36:1

1:0.25

1:4.53

1:0.13

O2 (OSTRICH)

0.32:1

0.89:1

1:0.22

1:12.67

1:0.02

O3 (KANGAROO)

0.37:1

1.02:1

1:0.16

1:15.81

1:0.02

O4 (INSECTS)

0.54:1

0.43:1

1:0.66

1:6.04

1:0.10

MIN-RL10

1:1

0.20:1

1:0.14

1:10.00

1:0.20

MAX-RL/LL10

2:1

*

*

*

*

MIN-RL11

1:1

0.13:1

1:0.12

1:10.96

1:0.18

MAX-RL11

2:1

*

*

*

*

  1. MIN-RL, minimum recommended level; MAX-RL/LL, nutritional maximum/legal limit; F, foods with fish; P, foods with poultry; L, foods with lamb; B, foods with beef; M, mixed foods; O, other foods.
  2. * No data.