{"id":4996,"date":"2014-02-19T10:19:40","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T10:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/?p=4996"},"modified":"2014-02-19T10:20:49","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T10:20:49","slug":"kronch-dry-pet-food-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/2014\/02\/kronch-dry-pet-food-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Kronch dry pet food review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love it when an envelope drops through the letterbox and it smells of food.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5000\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2014\/02\/kronch_dog_food_review_04-e1392727587985.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5000\" alt=\"Kronch dog food review\" src=\"https:\/\/ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2014\/02\/kronch_dog_food_review_04-e1392727587985-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kronch dog food review<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During my last <a title=\"Searching the web for dog friendly sites\" href=\"http:\/\/ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/2014\/01\/searching-the-web-for-dog-friendly-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\">website review<\/a> I mentioned that we could get some free food called Kronch. Well two samples have arrived and I am really excited to try some.<\/p>\n<p>The two plastic bags of food arrived very quickly with a covering letter, price list and leaflet in a brown envelope.<\/p>\n<h4>Made in Denmark<\/h4>\n<p><a title=\"Kronch dog food - UK\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kronch.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Kronch<\/a>\u00a0 dog food is made in Denmark \u00a0by a company called Henne Pet food. They use the tails and cheeks of salmon as the source for their fish oil.<\/p>\n<p>My samples were of the Basic range that Kronch produce. \u00a0They also make a Main, Active and Optimal range of foods. \u00a0These are designed for differing lifestyles.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kronch Basic<\/strong>:\u00a0is perfect for dogs with above average energy needs. It contains\u00a0Fish (16% fresh salmon, fish meal), rice, maize, barley, lard (food grade), blood meal, brewer&#8217;s yeast, sugar, lecithin, garlic, vitamins and minerals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kronch Active<\/strong>:\u00a0is ideal for dogs in need of extra energy. This includes working dogs, sporting dogs, hunting dogs, service dogs, and certain races of dog that require additional energy.<br \/>\nIt is also suitable for youngsters and puppies from 4-6 weeks of age.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kronch Main<\/strong>:\u00a0has been carefully balanced for all dogs with normal energy needs. It contains\u00a0Barley, wheat, fish meal, lard (food grade), fresh salmon (16%), maize, blood meal, sugar, brewer&#8217;s yeast, garlic, vitamins and minerals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kronch Optimal:<\/strong>\u00a0is ideal for whelping and lactating females. \u00a0It is\u00a0also suitable for youngsters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More details including a nutritional breakdown for each product a can be found on the <a title=\"Kronch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kronch.co.uk\/shop\/pet-feed#.UwNfi3kn-rk\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>. \u00a0The dog food does\u00a0does not contain artificial colouring, flavouring or soya protein.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4998\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2014\/02\/kronch_dog_food_review_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4998\" alt=\"Kronch dog food review\" src=\"https:\/\/ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2014\/02\/kronch_dog_food_review_02-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the packets for me to test<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Taste test first impressions<\/h4>\n<p>The small 1cm x 2cm pressed lozenge shaped pellets were ideal for me to chew on as they fitted easily into my mouth.<\/p>\n<p>As with all dry food I find I can only eat a few then need to take a drink of water. So mum helped out by putting some water in the bowl with my food.<\/p>\n<p>This had two advantages. One was that the pellets became easily chewable and secondly that I found I could eat a few more without needing to stop for a drink.<\/p>\n<p>One disadvantage of wetting the food is that they no longer help remove any tartar from my teeth. So possibly I need a few wet and a few dry in my bowl in the future.<\/p>\n<p>With a fragrance something like old grass soaked in yeast extract, the dog food was slightly on the stronger smelling side. So I did leave the bowl of food for a time to let the smell ease a little before eating it.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended daily consumption of the basic range for my weight is around 170-260g. \u00a0Or both of my sample packets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients include sugar<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4999\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2014\/02\/kronch_dog_food_review_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4999\" alt=\"Kronch dog food review\" src=\"https:\/\/ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2014\/02\/kronch_dog_food_review_03-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I got a sample of the Basic product- ideal for normal energy requirements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Looking closer at the ingredients shown on the website I noticed that there seems to be some inconsistency.<\/p>\n<p>On the packet I received, the list of ingredients includes sugar beet. However on the website only sugar is listed. \u00a0This got me wondering as my vet says sugar can be bad for my health.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that the\u00a0inclusion of sugar and sugar beet in pet food is the subject of much discussion on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a title=\"Pet food manufacturers association\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pfma.org.uk\/ingredients-in-pet-food\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pet Food Manufacturers Association<\/a> website, sugar maybe used as a source of energy or for meat colouring during the cooking process. It goes on to say that: &#8220;If sugar is included in addition to that which naturally occurs in the ingredients, levels are carefully controlled to ensure nutritional balance and palatability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Greg Aldrich, PhD explains on the <a title=\"Petfood industy website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.petfoodindustry.com\/Default.aspx?pageid=5306&amp;id=2374&amp;terms=beet+pulp\" target=\"_blank\">PetfoodIndustry.com<\/a> website that Sugar Beets are used in pet food as a supplemental fibre source to promote bowel regularity, stool consistency and overall gastrointestinal (GI) health.<\/p>\n<p>Without going into all the science it would appear the jury is out on the subject of sugar in pet food and you will need to draw your own conclusions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">This product is aimed mainly at the working dog market. So this is possibly why the inclusion of lard and sugar in the\u00a0<\/span>ingredients. I<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">t is there to provide a source of energy as we run this way and that across fields \u00a0and over long distances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, The &#8216;Main&#8217; variety would be better for my normal energy levels as I am not a working dog. However, as a tool to recovery after illness or if I was a farm or working dog then the &#8216;Basic&#8217;\u00a0 could possibly be ideal.<\/p>\n<p>The price for a 15kg bag of Kronch Basic food is around \u00a335 which is very reasonable for a premium pet food.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know your thoughts and if you have tried Kronch food via the comments area below.<\/p>\n<p>Until next time<\/p>\n<p>Meaty licks and wags<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love it when an envelope drops through the letterbox and it smells of food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":4999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[681,1],"tags":[5063,5065,5016,5061,5062,5064,894],"class_list":["post-4996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-general","tag-basic","tag-energy","tag-kronch","tag-pet-food","tag-review","tag-sugar","tag-working-dog","entry"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/kronch_dog_food_review_03-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/kronch_dog_food_review_03-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/author\/mogsy\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4996"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5009,"href":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4996\/revisions\/5009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}