Karma

[kendalyn]

Has anyone heard of a food called Karma Organic? I asked one of the ladies there about it and she said it's an excellent food but unless you have a dog with allergy problems, there are other foods less expensive that would be fine. She was practically talking me out of buying it which I thought was odd. Basically she said it's the last step in commercial dog food if you're trying to find one to feed a dog with allergy problems.

It looks very interesting though. Ingredients in order are:

Organic Free Range Chicken
Organic Kamut
Organic Brown Rice
Organic Oats
Organic Barley
Organic Rice Protein
Organic Whole Wheat
Organic Quinoa (pronounced Keen-wa)
Organic Sunflower Seed Meal
Organic Flaxseed Meal
Organic Garlic
Sea Salt
Organic Butter
Inulin
Organic Red Beets
Organic Spinach
Organic Carrots
Organic Broccoli
Organic Blueberries
Organic Rosemary
Green Tea Extract
Ascorbic Acid

Natural Flavors
Mixed Tocopherols Taurine
Beta Carotene

Crude Protein, min = 20%
Crude Fat, min = 12%
Crude Fiber, max = 3%
Moisture, max = 10%

Anyway, the company looks very reputable and is certified organic by the USDA requirements. Their website can tell anybody more if they want to know more. They also have a description of each ingredient and why it is included in the food.

http://www.karmaorganic.com

[kendalyn]

I actually thought of you Mei-Mei when I was looking at it because I know you said before that you were having trouble finding a good food.

I'm not a food expert so I really don't know, but I think it looks good.

Inulin is one ingredient I had never heard of, but here is what the Karma people say about it:

A newly discovered highly fermentable fiber, inulin has not only become widely recognized as a superior prebiotic fiber source, it has also been clinically proven to increase calcium absorption. Derived from chicory roots, inulin becomes a specific foodstuff for the bacteria found in the intestinal tract. Benefits from this include firmer stools, a reduction in the risk of colitis and cancers, improvement in glucose and blood lipid metabolism, reduction in gas production (flatulence) and a reduction in fecal odor.

[TDG]

karma is probably the highest quality food currently on the market. all the ingredients except the vitamin/mineral mix is certified organic, which adds up to over 95% of the ingredients used. it is true that there are less expensive foods that are also of good quality, but for someone who is very concerned about buying and feeding organic things, it's a nice option.

that being said, while it is a nice food, it might not be right for every dog. it's quite high in grains (and thus carbs), and even if they are of outstanding quality, not all dogs tolerate them.

i've talked to a natura rep at an event recently and he said they are going to come out with a comparable food for cats too, and are also looking into including more certified organic ingredients in their other lines (california natural, innova).