These diets were based on Baby Rice Cereal, Whole Egg Powder and Skim Milk Powder. A complete genuine powder, and digestibility was ensure. This was backed up with years of trails, using the “softest” of the Australian Lorikeets (the Purple Crown) and years of hand rearing for the Pet Industry. Many ingredients were discarded along the way (especially soy and soy related products). Lessons learn from Lori-Dry meant excess Vitamins and Minerals were not going to be an issue, as Shep’s removed the additional vitamins and minerals in their mixes to ensure that the buildup would not eventuate.