The ingredients at the top of the list are present in the highest volume, so this is where you want to
see quality animal proteins like fresh meat, meat meals, poultry, fish, and eggs.
When reviewing the ingredients list for senior cat food you want to
see a quality animal protein listed first with digestible carbohydrates, animal fats, and supplementary protein sources featured near the top of the list.
Not exact matches
And it's not because they are
seen as somehow harmful or inherently bad, people just tend to think that just because a
protein isn't derived from
animals in some way, they are of lower
quality.
Fit in some raw
animal protein and fats (from high
quality sources), preferably daily, such as raw dairy foods (milk, cream, kefir, unheated yogurts, ice cream), raw fish (ideally fermented), and raw muscle or organ meats (such as steak tartare, freezing meat for at least two weeks before consumption to eliminate parasite risk), and egg yolks (
see side bar What's the Story with Raw Eggs?).
I
see no difference in
quality between
animal and plant
protein.
Fads and diets will come and go, I have
seen dozens in the 20 + years of my naturopathic practice, but the fact remains that we all have a high requirement for
protein and that
protein does not have to be a meat to qualify as a
quality protein.Avoid
animal meats which are processedAvoid meats from the delicatessen, like sausages, processed meats, salami, bacon and hams.
It is always a good thing to
see a
quality source of
animal protein listed first for a pet food product and it doesn't hurt that chicken liver and dried egg product are both included as supplementary
proteins.
This being the case, you want to
see high -
quality sources of
animal protein, healthy fats, and digestible carbohydrates near the beginning of the list.
It is highly beneficial to
see a high -
quality source of
animal protein like buffalo listed first on the ingredients list as well as a gluten - free, grain - free carbohydrate like tapioca instead of a filler ingredient made from corn or wheat.
«As more consumers are eating better and feeding their pets the same
quality nutrition, we
saw an opportunity to create a product line full of fresh, wild - caught
animal and fish
proteins with the added benefits of pure raw nutrition, such as healthy digestion,» said Rafi Kalachian, vice president of global marketing at CANIDAE.