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Halo vs. Grandma Lucy's

In this comparison article for Halo vs Grandma Lucy's, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare Halo and Grandma Lucy's, we'll use up-to-date nutritional and price information.

There are many factors to consider when choosing the best pet food brand for your pet. Factors such as ingredient quality, guaranteed analysis, product safety, brand history, and cost are among the most important factors to consider.

Throughout this Grandma Lucy's vs Halo comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our Halo Review Page or Grandma Lucy's Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Grandma Lucy's vs. Halo

According to AAFCO, all pet food labels must provide a guaranteed analysis of nutrient content. The analysis must provide guaranteed minimum percentages of crude protein and crude fat, and maximum percentages of crude fiber and moisture.

All percentages used in this comparison are averages reported on a dry matter basis.

Halo Dog Food vs. Grandma Lucy's Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	Halo	Grandma Lucy's
Crude Protein	28.1%	34.7%
Crude Fat	15.9%	17.7%
Crude Fiber	5.8%	6.2%

Crude Protein Comparison For Dog Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your dog's diet. Without sufficient protein, dogs can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

Halo dry recipes contain 6.59% less protein than Grandma Lucy's dry recipes. This difference in protein content is a notable difference between Grandma Lucy's and Halo.

Crude Fat Comparison For Dog Food

Dietary fats serves a multitude of roles in the proper development and function of our canine companions. Here are some of the benefits (not exhaustive):

Help produce prostaglandins, which reduce inflammation among other critical functions.
Aid in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve skin and coat health
Improve the palatially of your dog's food

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude fat.

As you can see, Halo and Grandma Lucy's guarantee a similar amount of crude fiber.

Halo Cat Food vs. Grandma Lucy's Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	Halo	Grandma Lucy's
Crude Protein	35.4%	47.3%
Crude Fat	16.3%	23.1%
Crude Fiber	5.6%	3.4%

Crude Protein Comparison For Cat Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your cat's diet. Without sufficient protein, cats can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

Grandma Lucy's dry cat foods clearly provides more protein than Halo. In fact, the difference between the protein content is roughly 11.96%, which is a significant amount.

Crude Fat Comparison For Cat Food

There are many ways in which dietary fat contributes to the overall health of our feline friends. Here is a short list of benefits provided by fats (not exhaustive):

Aid in the digestion and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve the health of skin/coat
Slow the growth of yeast infections
Slow the development and spread of certain type of cancers.
Maintain healthy blood pressure

The table shows that Halo provides far less fat than Grandma Lucy's. The difference in fat content is roughly 6.81%.

According to our average data, Grandma Lucy's typically provides less fiber than Halo. However, this difference is relatively small and doesn't represent a significant difference between the two brands.

Halo Pet Food Ingredients vs. Grandma Lucy's Pet Food Ingredients

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Halo.

Canola Oil

Pea Protein

Soybean Protein Concentrate

Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Grandma Lucy's.

Garlic

White Rice

Organic Enriched Wheat Flour

Organic Wheat Flour Enriched With Niacin

Product Safety: Recall History of Halo & Grandma Lucy's?

Halo has been recalled once.

Oct. 26, 2015: Mold

According to our records, Grandma Lucy's has never been recalled.

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	Halo	Grandma Lucy's
Per Pound	$4.23	$13.08
Per Calorie	$0.0026	$0.0068

Dry Cat Food	Halo	Grandma Lucy's
Per Pound	$5.23	$19.31
Per Calorie	$0.0031	$0.0099

The average cost-per-lb is heavily influenced by the varying amounts of moisture present in each brand's food products (wet vs. dry food, dry vs. freeze-dried food, etc). However, the average cost-per-kcal eliminates the influence of moisture. Therefore, the average cost-per-kcal is the better metric to consider.

If you'd like to calculate the average cost-per-day or cost-pet-year of feeding Halo or Grandma Lucy's, input your pet's weight into our cost analyzer widget.

Averages price data can identify whether or not there exists a significant price difference between two brands. However, the actual price that you'll pay for Halo or Grandma Lucy's will depend on your shopping habits.

Pet owners who use our price comparison feature typically save more than 25% off retail prices for Halo and Grandma Lucy's. In addition, we currently have some great coupons for our readers.

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Where To Buy Halo Pet Foods

You can purchase Halo pet foods from the following stores:

44 Recipes In-Stock Today

24 Recipes In-Stock Today

45 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy Grandma Lucy's Pet Foods

You can purchase Grandma Lucy's pet food products from these retailers:

30 Recipes In-Stock Today

19 Recipes In-Stock Today

21 Recipes In-Stock Today

14 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	Halo	Grandma Lucy's
Dry Dog Food	15 Recipes	None
Wet Dog Food	14 Recipes	None
Dog Treats	5 Treats	7 Treats
Dry Cat Food	11 Recipes	None
Wet Cat Food	23 Recipes	None
Cat Treats	None	None