Now comes the news that the
BPA in canned foods raises urine levels of this dangerous chemical much more than previously believed.
For example, a large dog will have to consume a lot of canned food to get the nutrients provided in dry food because there is a lot of
water in canned food.
Many of the same recipes that are available in dry food form also
come in canned food versions.
They do have a grain - free kibble and several grain - free canned foods — though there is not usually much
grain in canned foods anyway.
Besides, cats don't have a thirst for water and likely has their water
intake in canned food than dry food.
In the second half of this series I'll discuss the
differences in canned food quality and how to convert your kitty to an optimally healthy, raw food diet.
If a single meat
source in a canned food is offered, make sure that the new diet does not contain any plant material.
However, some low residue diets incorporate a large amount of digestible carbohydrate,
even in canned foods; excess carbohydrate may contribute to obesity and even feline diabetes.
In addition, the extra
moisture in canned food may help in preventing or slowing the onset of kidney disease later in life.
Increasing the water content of his food by gradually
mixing in canned food may help a little but do it slowly so you don't give him diarrhea.
Unfortunately, the water
content in canned foods makes it difficult to compare dry and canned, Here is a chart that describes how to compare the two and that provides recommended levels of each component.
Last year we asked guests to
bring in canned food for the joint birthday for my daughters and it was giving a present to the guests to as I heard them express...
Last year we asked guests to bring
in canned food for the joint birthday for my daughters and it was giving a present to the guests to as I heard them express gratitude of doing something charitable.
Scientists continue to disagree over whether the low doses of bisphenol
A in canned foods and other consumer products pose a danger
Its main advantage over other products is that it doesn't contain meat byproducts which you often find
in canned food as manufacturers try to bulk up the product with less nutritious ingredients.
Sweet potatoes are the only beneficial carbohydrate source to be found
in this canned food formula and the inclusion of potato protein sends up a red flag as well.
Pros: Air - dried recipes are similar in nutritional quality to raw food, many recipes feature novel proteins, all formulas are grain - free and carbohydrate - limited, recipes are made with at least 95 percent meat ingredients, formulas are designed to mimic a wild prey diet for cats, no carrageenan in canned foods
This need is heightened when dry food is used as the staple diet, something that may become necessary when the moisture
in canned food causes it to quickly freeze and become inedible.
BPA is in the vast majority of cans used
in canned foods at the grocery stores you frequent, even health food stores.
Whether BPA, also found in epoxy
coatings in canned food, can hurt the development of a human fetus or a baby is still unclear.
Taste of the Wild Canned: Many of the same recipes that are available in dry food form also come
in canned food versions.
Holistic Select Duck & Chicken Canned Dog Food is 78 percent moisture which is the maximum amount of moisture that can be contained
in a canned food unless it is labeled «stew» or «gravy» or something similar, in which case it can contain even more liquid.
When the food is cooked, the resulting weight of the ingredient is much less than the original weight — this means that there might actually be more
rice in this canned food than salmon, even though salmon is listed first.
Chicken — Fresh chicken, as it
appears in this canned food formula, is defined as «the clean combination of flesh and skin derived from the parts or whole carcasses of chicken».
Merrick appears to have an ongoing problem with their canning process which has led to
mold in some canned foods, cans that are frequently dented, and other issues.