Marineland Color-Enhancing Cichlid Pellet Fish Food

Ingredients

Wheat Flour, Dried Anchovy, Condensed Fish Protein Digest (Sourced from Cod, Haddock, Halibut, Herring, Pollack, Mackerel, Whiting, Red Fish), Wheat Gluten, Corn Gluten, Potato Protein, Shrimp Meal, Wheat Germ Meal, Dried Yeast, Feeding Oat Meal, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Corn Starch, Monobasic Calcium Phosphate, Soybean Oil, Algae Meal, Lecithin, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Yeast Extract, Riboflavin-5-Phosphate (Source of Vitamin B2), Ascorbic Acid (Source of Vitamin C), Inositol, A-Tocopherol Acetate (Source of Vitamin E), L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Stabilized Vitamin C), Niacin, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin A Palmitate (Source of Vitamin A), Folic Acid, Menadione, Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K), Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Cholecalciferol (Source of Vitamin D3), Manganese Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Cobalt Acetate. Added Color: Beta-Carotene, Annatto Extract, Yellow 5 Lake, Iron Oxide Red, Canthaxanthin, Blue 2 Lake, Ethoxyquin and Citric Acid (Both As Preservatives).

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• Annatto Extract (2)
• Biotin - Harmless ingredient (242)
  Biotin also called vitamin H, vitamin B7 or vitamin B8 is a water-soluble B vitamin. It is involved in a wide range of metabolic processes, both in humans and in other organisms, primarily related to the utilization of fats, carbohydrates, and amino acids.
• Blue (15)
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• Canthaxanthin (8)
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• Citric Acid - Controversial ingredient (61)
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• Cobalt Acetate (3)
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• Corn Starch (21)
  Corn starch or maize starch is the starch derived from the corn grain. The starch is obtained from the endosperm of the kernel. Corn starch is a common food ingredient, used in thickening sauces or soups, and in making corn syrup and other sugars.
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• Haddock (2)
  The haddock is a saltwater fish from the family Gadidae, the true cods. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Melanogrammus. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and associated seas where it is an important species for fisheries, especially in northern Europe where it is marketed fresh, frozen and smoked; smoked varieties include the Finnan haddie and the Arbroath smokie..
• Halibut (2)
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• Inositol (34)
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• Iron Oxide Red (1)
• L-Lysine Monohydrochloride (19)
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• Menadione (3)
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• Monobasic Calcium Phosphate (6)
• Niacin - Harmless ingredient (238)
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• Pollack (2)
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• Vitamin A - Harmless ingredient (215)
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• Vitamin B1 (11)
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• Vitamin B2 (10)
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• Vitamin K (16)
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• Whiting (2)
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