5 steps to understand the ingredient list of cat food

Cats are carnivores, and protein is the main energy source. The highest proportion of good cat food should be meat, among which:

1. It is better to have fresh meat, and it is better to indicate the specific parts. (Fresh meat refers to meat that has not been treated except for refrigeration. )

2. dehydrated meat is second.

3. The meat powder is just so-so.

4. It is best to have an appropriate amount of animal viscera (10% or so), which can supplement the fat and taurine that cats need (a chicken's heart is mainly muscle, generally not counting viscera).

Controversial ingredients should be avoided as much as possible.

1. Cereals (wheat, rice, corn, soybeans, etc. )

Cereals are usually used in dry food to help puffing. On the one hand, grains will produce a lot of carbohydrates and sugar, which will easily make cats obese. On the other hand, gluten in grain is easy to cause indigestion and allergy in cats' stomachs.

2. Potatoes, cassava, peas and other high-carbon water and high sugar.

Although many cat foods do not contain grains, there are still substitutes such as potatoes, cassava and peas. These substitutes can help dry food stick and swell, and at the same time, they can add crude protein content and beautify the nutrient composition table. But these ingredients usually contain a lot of carbon, water and sugar.

3. Vegetable oil

Table of cosmetic nutritional components of vegetable oil.

4. Montmorillonite/Montmorillonite

The function of montmorillonite/montmorillonite is to sterilize and stop diarrhea, which has been controversial. This ingredient is used in Bailey's canned cat.

5. Fruits and vegetables

Cats eat meat instead of vegetables and fruits, but whether the cellulose in fruits and vegetables can help cats digest their intestines and stomach has always been a controversial topic. Some cat houses think that boiling pumpkin is a good way to treat cat diarrhea. But cats really can't absorb and transform carotene from carrots (people can).

6. Beets, sweet rapeseed and beetroot

Help dry food stick and swell, with high sugar content.

7. Gum Arabic, guar gum and carrageenan

The thickener in wet grain makes the food look sticky and better.

objectionable constituents

1.BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin

Artificial preservatives, long-term intake has cancer risk.

2. Propylene glycol

Antifreeze and moisture absorbent can damage the internal organs of cats and cause anemia.

3. Sodium nitrite

Carcinogenic substance.

4. Vitamin K3

Synthetic vitamins are easy to cause cancer.

5. Food attractants and spices

This substance will be very tasty and will make cats fondle it, but it is easy to form food dependence. The worst attractant is purely synthetic, followed by substances extracted from liver and fish.

Extra Credits

1. Taurus

Taurine is necessary for cats. ?

2. Fish oil

Good fish oil is rich in omga-3 and omega-6.

vitamin

Vitamin e, vitamin b, etc.