Parrot Pellet Taste Test Results

by Heike Ewing Ott

This humorous pellet-tasting experiment was conducted by a member of the Quaker Parakeets Mailing List a number of years ago. If you've ever wondered which brand of pellet tastes the best — at least from a human perspective — then this article will provide you with the answer without actually having to taste the pellets yourself.

Yes, it was the world's best Quaker Daddy, a legend in his own mind, who insisted on tasting the pellets before he would feed them to his baby Bear. (This is is the same guy who said: "I was snacking on dog biscuits before anyone knew Mel Gibson's name!") The results are as follows:

1) ZuPreem - rated 5 head-bobs for nice sweet taste and outstanding crunchiness, although the flavor is still reminiscent of dog biscuits. Good substitute for popcorn according to tester.

2) Roudybush - Highly rated for flavor, the only brand that DOESN'T taste like dog biscuits, and good crunch. They taste mostly of corn, with a slight molasses-like flavor.

3) Hagen - Excellent aroma, pleasant sweet taste, moderately crunchy.

4) Lafeber's - Mediocre crunch, fairly pleasant flavor that pretty much tastes like dog biscuits.

5) Harrison's - Taste is ok, not much of a crunch.

5) Exact Rainbow - sweet, faint grape flavor (which John doesn't like) partially responsible for low rating, and lousy crunch.

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