Starch and Sugar in Feeds

[aimeetb]

I am getting my weanling to eat chaff and sugar beet at the mo to mix a supplement with, she is very fussy so Dengie have sent me lots of samples.

The 3 i have decided to try are HiFi Original with Apple, HiFi Senior and the new HiFi Molasses Free.

So far she has tried and eaten the Orig with Apple, the molasses free with mint and fenugreek smells gorgeous and i think would mask the supplement better but I am concerned that is states that it contains 1.5% starch and 2% sugar. It doesnt sound much but the rest of the Hi-Fi range doesnt state any sugar and starch so I am concerned that this is more than I think.

With development problems rife and my filly having got physitis already should I stear clear of sugar and starch??

xx

 

[Pasha]

If it doesn't state the starch and sugar levels, then you worry!

Hi Fi Mollasses Free states the starch and sugar content as it's suitable for those who are sugar intollerant and laminitics - so people like me who obsess about this stuff, can get their analysis fix 2% is very low

 

[aimeetb]

If it doesn't state the starch and sugar levels, then you worry!

Hi Fi Mollasses Free states the starch and sugar content as it's suitable for those who are sugar intollerant and laminitics - so people like me who obsess about this stuff, can get their analysis fix 2% is very low

Good point!!!!!! Never thought about it that way! I suppose that would be the reason for making a molasses free feed! I only give her a handful so would be negligable amounts really.

Thanks very much!

 

[criso]

I seem to remember Hi fi is about 8% sugar for comparison but I could be wrong on that.

 

[TGM]

I seem to remember Hi fi is about 8% sugar for comparison but I could be wrong on that.

HiFi Good Doer is definitely 8% sugar and 1.5% starch - not sure what the figures are for the others in the HiFi range.

 

[aimeetb]

Really! WOW!

I did NOT know that! Maybe I'll try the Molasses free tonight then! EEK!

Thanks for the replies all! xx

 

[criso]

But to put it in perspective unmolassed sugarbeet is about 5% and alot of the standard chaffs are 15% upwards.
When mine was on livery he was accidentally fed a chaff that I nicknamed psycho chaff which was 24% sugar - the results were interesting.

Sometimes the only way to get the information is to email the companies and ask.

 

[TGM]

Sometimes the only way to get the information is to email the companies and ask.

Ditto this - hopefully if people keep contacting the manufacturers for this information they might eventually put the figures on their websites for all their products!

Mind you, when I emailed Baileys for the starch/sugar levels of some of their products they only sent me the starch content, despite me specifically asking for the sugar level as well.

 

[AngieandBen]

I seem to remember Hi fi is about 8% sugar for comparison but I could be wrong on that.

Hi Fi is 6% sugar

I think a combination of 10% sugar and starch is acceptable for good doers/laminitics, although for me I can't understand why there should be any sugar in any feed.

 

[TGM]

Hi Fi is 6% sugar

There are many different products in the HiFi range - Original, Original with Apple, Lite, Senior, Molasses Free, Good Doer - and the sugar content varies according to the individual Hi Fi product.

 

[SmartieBean09]

Hi Fi with Apple is 8% sugar which Dengie advised is a similar level to hay.

Looking for something suitable for laminitics may be a good place to start with feed with low sugar and starch levels. Although I would say if your foal seems to like the molasses free Hi Fi then i'd go with that.

 

[AngieandBen]

There are many different products in the HiFi range - Original, Original with Apple, Lite, Senior, Molasses Free, Good Doer - and the sugar content varies according to the individual Hi Fi product.

Forgot to add Lite! I always forget there's so bloomin many!