Comparing Nature's Advantage Freeze-Dried Products to their Fresh-Frozen Products

Because of the special conditions required for storing & shipping a frozen product, we at BellasPainRelief.com decided to just carry the Freeze dried product line. It is a great alternative for feeding your dog a raw diet "on the go". Because all the moisture is removed, the product is much lighter and still regains all it's health benefits! All that is missing from the frozen version is the water!

When special conditions of vacuum and temperature are applied to a FROZEN Nibble/Mini Patty, only the moisture escapes. The result is a FREEZE-DRIED Nibble/Mini Patty, which is much lighter in weight than the original frozen patty. The ONLY difference now between the frozen and freeze-dried state is the lower moisture content of the freeze-dried patty. The quantity (weight) of every ingredient other than moisture remains the same in the freeze-dried, as it was in the original frozen state.

Take a look at the diagram below and you can see why the PERCENT OF EACH INGREDIENT must change when the moisture is removed. The protein, fat and carbohydrate quantity stays the same in each.. but since the Freeze-Dried version of each product has very little moisture weight the PERCENT OF EACH INGREDIENT differs between the two forms. The weight (amount) of each nutrient does not change... only the moisture quantity has changed and that changes the percentages of the ingredients.

NOTE: The natural prey (deer, rabbits, birds, rodents, etc.) of carnivores, if analyzed for protein, fat, carbohydrate, minerals and water, would compare very closely to the ingredient content of the AFS frozen products.

Our Freeze-Dried meat products, have the same nutrient composition as the frozen products except that most of the moisture (not the nutritional elements) has been removed. Plus... again closely comparing to a meat eater's natural diet, our AFS meat products (Nature's Advantage & Country Fresh) have essentially the same high digestibility as natural prey. AND, our meat products have no artificial colors nor chemical preservatives added... just like Nature! Free ranging carnivores do not cook their meat prior to consuming... and neither does AFS! Your dog now has the advantage of consuming a scientifically devised meat product that takes its directions from Nature.