Gourmet canned cat foods generally feature meats, such as kidney or liver, and
whole meat byproducts as primary ingredients.
Not exact matches
Human grade
whole meat such a chicken, beef, or lamb (not
meat byproducts or «meal») is the best choice, and should be listed first on the ingredient label.
This makes
whole meats a higher - quality protein than other potential sources like cereals or
meat byproducts.
Chicken and poultry
byproduct meal or
whole chicken
meat should always be the first ingredient of a quality ferret food.
Ingredients to Look For Chicken and poultry
byproduct meal,
meat meal,
whole eggs, liver, poultry or animal
byproducts are all excellent primary sources of protein for ferrets.
She also states that protein is a critical part of a dog's natural development so pet owners should look for foods which have
whole ingredients like
meat, eggs, fish and dairy as opposed to
byproducts.
But science actually says that
byproduct meals are a good source of minerals that may not be present in
whole meats.
In short, stick with a dog food that lists a
whole meat, such as chicken or beef, without the words «meal» or «
byproduct» after them.
There is a new generation of commercial cat and dog foods, from raw to freeze - dried, canned to dry, that contain organically certified,
whole food ingredients * properly formulated and balanced, (i.e. not loaded with cereal and
meat industry
byproducts), that are now appearing on grocery shelves, and being marketed by local and national supply networks.