[MyPemCharlie]

That's interesting isn't it? I'd rather see them stick with whole rice than switch to rice bran. There seems to be debate about whether rice bran is a filler, or a nutrition-rich ingredient. The bran when chipped off human-grade white polished rice does have a lot of nutrients. It has a very high fat content, so it has to be processed to prevent it going rancid before adding to dog/cat foods. I guess if they didn't process it to make it shelf-stable, it would be swept off the mill floor and dumped. I wonder if the processing destroys the nutritional value? I'm once again out of my realm of knowledge. Why does it feel like we need a PhD to feed our dogs a premium food?