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Luna 1228223     Barked: Wed May 2, '12 4:40pm PST  I recently have been putting canned food in with my puppy's dry since she is starting to get her adult teeth. She won't eat her dry.. I found this food at petsmart called Simply Nourish. It's ingredients are great. The first can i bought and opened was chciken and pasta and i kid you not it smelled like chicken noodle soup. The thing that i'm confused about it sthat it has Tapioca starch in it. Good or Bad ingredient? What are your thoughts on this? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Tanuk, CGC Sherpa Tanuk of- Everest     Barked: Wed May 2, '12 5:13pm PST  That's Petsmarts own brand of high quality food. Many high quality foods use tapioca, nothing wrong with that. My only issue with it is that it's kind of pricey for what is basically a store brand. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Luna 1228223     Barked: Wed May 2, '12 6:33pm PST  its not as pricey as wellness, blue buffalo or innova. I actually don't think its that bad. Just never seen tapioca starch as an ingredient before. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dunkin 976216     Barked: Sat May 5, '12 4:30pm PST  It is not a bad food, I bought it a couple of times. The only problem I have with it is where it is made. It is not made in the United States my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sandy Baby- ♥ I may look- little, but I'm- ALL dog!     Barked: Sat May 5, '12 5:31pm PST  That's my only problem with it, too, Duncan. My sister bought a few cans for Ninja once and he loved it the first two days. After that, being finicky, he wouldn't touch it again. The ingredients looked fine to me. I just never included it in my dogs' rotation because of where it's made. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Tanuk, CGC Sherpa Tanuk of- Everest     Barked: Mon May 7, '12 7:48pm PST  I didn't even notice where it was made! Thanks for pointing that out. And here, it's one of the most expensive foods in the entire store. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Savannah 1248293     Barked: Tue May 8, '12 9:34am PST  It is manufactured in Thailand, as are many other pet foods with a similar appearance (Weruva, Tiki, Soulistic, BFF). We use the Chicken, Fish and Pumpkin variety as a topper and Savannah goes bonkers for it. It is one of the few canned foods I could find that appears to be very low fat, high moisture, and doesn't contain ingredients that disagree with Savannah's delicate system. I'm not thrilled about it being made in Thailand, or about the lack of comprehensive nutritional, manufacturing, and safety information on PetSmart's website. What I do love is it is about half the price of Weruva (and seems to contain more meat and less water), is easy to buy locally, and looks like real, recognizable food. Also, Dog Food Advisor gave it 4.5 stars. We will continue to feed it, with some apprehension. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become pals [notify]

Tessa- Sue~*In- loving- memory*~ Gone. But the- ledgend lives on     Barked: Tue May 8, '12 2:11pm PST  The tapioca starch is used as a thickening agent rather than something like wheat or corn starch. It is less allergenic than other starch sources. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]