The Lafeber difference is in the hulling. A seed mix might be coated with vitamin and minerals, but as soon as the bird cracks the seed, the nutrition is lost along with the empty seed hull. By hulling the seed and grains and then adding essential vitamins and minerals, NutriBerries keeps the nutrition right where it belongs in each and every bite. Cockatiel NutriBerries also add 8% pellets to the taste and texture mix, and they are sized to appeal to cockatiels, as well as quaker parrots, Indian ringnecks, Neophemas, and other small birds.
NutriBerries are nutritionally balanced like pellets, just not ground up. Both pellets and NutriBerries contain seeds and grains. In pellets, they are finely ground bee being med into a pellet. Most of the seeds and grains in NutriBerries are kept whole because Dr. Lafeber discovered how to nutritionally balance them without grinding them down, leaving the taste and textures in a more natural m that birds find appealing. We also balance the Omega 3 & 6 fatty acids to boost your birds immune system and to promote healthy skin and feathers. Our foods are naturally preserved and free of artificial colors, so you can feel good about offering them to your cockatiel or other small to mediumsized bird.
Hulled Canary Grass Seed, Hulled White Proso Millet, Oat Groats, Peanut Granules, Red Millet, Maltodextrin, Corn, Corn Syrup, Wheat, Corn Oil, Soybean Meal, Ground Limestone, Glycerin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Gelatin, Dried Whole Egg, Propylene Glycol, Iodized Salt, Canola Oil, DLMethionine, Citric Acid (A Natural Preservative), Mixed Tocopherols Freshness, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Niacin Supplement, Carotene, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Zinc Proteinate, Riboflavin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Acetate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Natural Colors, Folic Acid.