REGULAR CAT FOOD COMPARISON CHART
[Pages:10]REGULAR CAT FOOD COMPARISON CHART
ob?li?gate [adj. ob-li-geyt] car?ni?vore [noun kahr-nuh-vohr]
An obligate or a true carnivore is an animal that must eat meat in order to thrive. Just like leopards, lions and tigers, your cat is an obligate carnivore and has no nutritional requirement for carbohydrates in their diet. True carnivores lack the physiology required for the efficient digestion of vegetable matter and, in fact, some carnivorous mammals eat vegetation specifically as an emetic (to induce vomiting). The domestic cat is a prime example of an obligate or true carnivore and has no nutritional requirement for carbohydrates or other vegetable matter. The excess carbs and plant products found in many leading cat foods may be the primary cause of diabetes, obesity and UTI in cats today.
Juvenile Mouse
Young Again Zero Carb Cat Food
Young Again 50/22
Cat Food
Nutrition as nature intended
If I asked you what Nature would feed your cat, mice and small creatures are probably the first
Analysis
Protein %
50-54
55
50
thing you'd think of. And you'd be right. That's because they all have one thing in common;
Fat %
22-26
24
22
they are made of basically meat and fat and
almost no carbohydrates. The cat food you
Carbs - digestible
3-4%
ZERO
Less than 5% choose should match Mother Nature's nutrient
profile for small creatures and should be at least
50% protein (from animal sources not plant proteins), a balanced fat level of 20% - 24% and should contain no more than 5%
digestible carbs. (Diabetic cats should never have digestible carbohydrates in their food.) The body composition of a Juvenile
mouse is what we believe to be the perfect nutrition for your obligate carnivore.
Ingredients in red on the chart below are comprised of cereal grains, fruits, vegetables, grasses, plant proteins, forage material and/or other ingredients that contain plant protein. Plant based ingredients that are included as sources of non-digestible dietary fiber are exempt and not shown in red (examples Tomato Pomace, Beet Pulp, Cellulose, Guar Gum and Pea Fiber). Potato Starch, although a plant material, is not shown in red because it contains no plant proteins. However it is still important that the total amount of digestible carbohydrates in the diet remains less than 5%, matching the body composition of a juvenile mouse.
YOUNG AGAIN PHILOSOPHY: The Young Again Philosophy is that digestible carbs in excess of 5% should not be fed to obligate carnivores like your cat. Young Again also believes that you should feed free choice and not have to restrict feed or portion control your cat to promote proper weight.
Ingredients
Chart 1 of 9
REGULAR Cat Food Brand
Ingredients in red are plant products that we believe should not be fed to cats
1st ingredient
2nd ingredient
3rd ingredient
4th ingredient
5th ingredient
6th ingredient
7th ingredient Fruit/Veggies/ Grasses Protein % min Fat % min Crude Fiber % max Total Dietary Fiber % Ash % max Moisture % max
Carbohydrate %
Young Again Zero Carb Cat Food
Chicken Meal
Pork Protein Concentrate
Poultry Fat Natural Chicken
Flavor Herring Meal
Cellulose (source of fiber)
Fish Oil
NO
55 24
4
9
6.6 10 0%-Trace Grain-Free
Young Again 50/22
Cat Food
Chicken Meal
Pork Protein Concentrate
Poultry Fat
Potato Starch
Tomato Pomace (source of fiber)
Herring Meal
Natural Chicken Flavor
NO
50 22
4
9
6.2 10 4.63% Lab Analysis Grain-Free
Innova EVO Turkey/Chicken
Turkey
Chicken Meal
Chicken
Herring Meal
Chicken Fat
Peas
Eggs
YES 50 22 2
Not Available 9.87 10 6.64%
*NFE Company Supplied
Nature's Variety Instinct
Wellness Core
Solid Gold Indigo Moon
Chicken Meal Chicken Fat
Tapioca
Deboned Turkey Chicken Meal
Deboned Chicken
Potato
Chicken Meal Potato Protein
Salmon Meal WhiteFish Meal Canola Oil
Natural Chicken Flavor
Herring Meal
Chicken
Pumpkin Seeds
Peas
Chicken Flavor
Alfalfa Meal
Turkey Meal
Ocean Fish Meal
YES
YES
YES
50
45
46
22
18
20
2.8
3
3
Not Available
Not Available 10
8.47% *NFE Estimate
Not Available
Not Available 11
17.57% *NFE Estimate
Not Available
7.5 10 13.95% *NFE Calculated
Orijen Cat and Kitten
Deboned Chicken Chicken Meal Deboned Salmon Turkey Meal
Chicken Liver
Herring Meal
Russet Potato
YES 42 20 2.5
Not Available 7 10
19.12% *NFE
Calculated
Analysis
* NFE Company Supplied = pet food company has supplied the carbohydrate level of their diet.
* NFE Calculated=pet food Company Supplied Guaranteed Analysis for Protein, Fat, Fiber, Moisture and Ash which can then be added together and subtracted from 100 to calculate the estimated carbohydrate contents of the food or NFE.
* NFE Estimate = Companies have supplied the percent of protein, fat, fiber and moisture in the diet but did not supply the Ash Content. We have estimated the Carbohydrate content of these diets by assuming an ash content of 7%. Typical ash content for almost all cat foods is usually between 6-10%.
All information was taken from Individual company websites between Sept 8th- Sept 22, 2011. We will update this information when any company supplies us with newly published data.
Ingredients
Chart 2 of 9
REGULAR Cat Food Brand
Ingredients in red are plant products that we believe should not be fed to cats
1st ingredient
2nd ingredient
3rd ingredient 4th ingredient
5th ingredient
6th ingredient
7th ingredient Fruit/Veggies/ Grasses Protein % min Fat % min Crude Fiber % max Total Dietary Fiber % Ash % max Moisture % max
Carbohydrate %
Young Again Zero Carb Cat Food
Chicken Meal
Pork Protein Concentrate Poultry Fat Natural Chicken
Flavor
Herring Meal
Cellulose (source of fiber)
Fish Oil
NO
55 24
4
9
6.6 10
0%-Trace Grain-Free
Young Again 50/22
Cat Food
Orijen 6 Fresh Fish
Taste of the Wild Taste of the Wild Canyon River
trout/salmon
Blue Buffalo Wilderness
Blue Buffalo Wilderness
Kitten
Chicken Meal Deboned Salmon
Pork Protein Concentrate
Poultry Fat
Salmon Meal Herring Meal
Potato Starch Deboned Herring
Tomato Pomace (source of fiber)
Herring Meal
Natural Chicken Flavor
Deboned Walleye Deboned Whitefish
Salmon Oil
NO
YES
50
42
22
20
4
2.5
Chicken Meal
Peas Sweet Potato Chicken Fat Pea Protein Potato Protein
Venison
YES 42 18 3
Trout
Ocean Fish Meal Sweet Potato Potato Pea Protein Potato Protein Canola Oil
YES 32 16 3
Deboned Chicken Chicken Meal Turkey Meal Potato Starch
Fish Meal
Chicken Fat
Peas
YES 40 18 3.5
Deboned Chicken Chicken Meal Turkey Meal Potato Starch
Fish Meal
Fish Oil
Potato
YES 40 20 3.5
9
6.2 10 4.63% Lab Analysis Grain-Free
Not Available
7 10
18.5% *NFE Calculated
Not Available
Not Available 10
20.67% *NFE Estimate
Not Available
Not Available 10
33.07% * NFE Estimate
Not Available Not Available
Not Available 10
Not Available 10
22.22%
20.15%
*NFE Estimate *NFE Estimate
Analysis
* NFE Company Supplied = pet food company has supplied the carbohydrate level of their diet.
* NFE Calculated=pet food Company Supplied Guaranteed Analysis for Protein, Fat, Fiber, Moisture and Ash which can then be added together and subtracted from 100 to calculate the estimated carbohydrate contents of the food or NFE.
* NFE Estimate = Companies have supplied the percent of protein, fat, fiber and moisture in the diet but did not supply the Ash Content. We have estimated the Carbohydrate content of these diets by assuming an ash content of 7%. Typical ash content for almost all cat foods is usually between 6-10%.
All information was taken from Individual company websites between Sept 8th- Sept 22, 2011. We will update this information when any company supplies us with newly published data.
Ingredients
Chart 3 of 9
Ingredients in red are plant products that we believe should not be fed to cats
1st ingredient
2nd ingredient
3rd ingredient
4th ingredient
5th ingredient
6th ingredient
7th ingredient Fruit/Veggies/ Grasses Protein % min Fat % min Crude Fiber % max Total Dietary Fiber % Ash % max Moisture % max
Carbohydrate %
Young Again Zero Carb Cat Food
Young Again 50/22
Cat Food
Chicken Meal Chicken Meal
Pork Protein Concentrate
Pork Protein Concentrate
Poultry Fat
Poultry Fat
Natural Chicken Flavor
Herring Meal
Cellulose (source of fiber)
Fish Oil
Potato Starch
Tomato Pomace (source of fiber)
Herring Meal
Natural Chicken Flavor
NO
NO
55
50
24
22
4
4
9
6.6 10
0%-Trace Grain-Free
9
6.2 10 4.63% Lab Analysis Grain-Free
REGULAR Cat Food Brand
Felidae Grain Free Cat and Kitten Pure Elements
Acana Wild Praire Feast
Now Turkey/Duck
Kitten
Chicken Meal Chicken Meal Deboned Turkey
Turkey Meal Lamb
Potatoes Potato Protein
Russet Potato
Deboned Chicken Deboned Walleye
WhiteFish Meal
Potato Flour Peas Potato
Dried Egg
Peas
Peas
Canola Oil
Chicken Fat
Chicken Fat
Pea Fiber
YES 39 20 1.5
YES 35 20 3
YES 33 20 2.5
Not Available
8 9 22% *NFE Company Supplied
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
10
25% *NFE Company
Supplied
6 10
29.45% *NFE Calculated
Now Adult
Deboned Turkey
Potato Flour
Peas
Potato
Pea Fiber
Dried Egg
Tomato
YES 31 18 2.5
Not Available 6.5 10
33.07% *NFE
Calculated
Wellness Kitten Health
Deboned Chicken Chicken Meal
Rice
Ground Barley
Ground Rice
Chicken Fat
Chicken Flavor
YES 36 18 3
Not Available 6.5 11
26.65% *NFE
Calculated
Analysis
* NFE Company Supplied = pet food company has supplied the carbohydrate level of their diet.
* NFE Calculated=pet food Company Supplied Guaranteed Analysis for Protein, Fat, Fiber, Moisture and Ash which can then be added together and subtracted from 100 to calculate the estimated carbohydrate contents of the food or NFE.
* NFE Estimate = Companies have supplied the percent of protein, fat, fiber and moisture in the diet but did not supply the Ash Content. We have estimated the Carbohydrate content of these diets by assuming an ash content of 7%. Typical ash content for almost all cat foods is usually between 6-10%.
All information was taken from Individual company websites between Sept 8th- Sept 22, 2011. We will update this information when any company supplies us with newly published data.
Ingredients
Chart 4 of 9 Ingredients in red are plant products that we believe should not be fed to cats 1st ingredient
2nd ingredient
3rd ingredient
4th ingredient
5th ingredient
6th ingredient
7th ingredient Fruit/Veggies/ Grasses Protein % min Fat % min Crude Fiber % max Total Dietary Fiber % Ash % max Moisture % max
Carbohydrate %
Young Again Zero Carb Cat Food
Chicken Meal
Pork Protein Concentrate
Young Again 50/22
Cat Food
Chicken Meal
Pork Protein Concentrate
Poultry Fat
Poultry Fat
Natural Chicken Flavor
Herring Meal
Cellulose (source of fiber)
Fish Oil
Potato Starch
Tomato Pomace (source of fiber)
Herring Meal
Natural Chicken Flavor
NO
NO
55
50
24
22
4
4
9
6.6 10
0%-Trace Grain-Free
9
6.2 10 4.63% Lab Analysis Grain-Free
REGULAR Cat Food Brand
Eagle Pack Kitten
Natural Balance Natural Balance Ultra Premium Ultra Premium
Chicken Meal
Ground Brown Rice
Chicken Meal Chicken
Chicken
Chicken By Product Meal
Chicken Fat
Brown Rice
Corn Meal
Corn Gluten Meal
Ground Corn
Anchovy and Sardine Meal
Dried Beet Pulp
Barley Oatmeal Chicken Fat Duck Meal
Corn Grits
Lamb Brewers
Rice Animal Fat
NO
YES
NO
34
34
34
21
18
21
3.8
3
2.5
Not Available
Not Available 10
25.01% *NFE Estimate
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
7
10
10
28.93%
26.35%
*NFE Estimate *NFE Calculated
Eukanuba Kitten Chicken
Chicken Chicken By Product
Meal
Corn Meal
Corn Grits
Beet Pulp
Dried Egg Product
Animal Fat
NO
36 22
2.5
Not Available
7 10 23.25% *NFE Calculated
Iams ProActive Health - Kitten
Chicken
Corn Meal
Chicken By Product
Meal
Animal Fat
Beet Pulp
Ground Sorghum Dried Egg Product
NO
33 21
3
Not Available
7 10 26.87% *NFE Calculated
Analysis
* NFE Company Supplied = pet food company has supplied the carbohydrate level of their diet.
* NFE Calculated=pet food Company Supplied Guaranteed Analysis for Protein, Fat, Fiber, Moisture and Ash which can then be added together and subtracted from 100 to calculate the estimated carbohydrate contents of the food or NFE.
* NFE Estimate = Companies have supplied the percent of protein, fat, fiber and moisture in the diet but did not supply the Ash Content. We have estimated the Carbohydrate content of these diets by assuming an ash content of 7%. Typical ash content for almost all cat foods is usually between 6-10%.
All information was taken from Individual company websites between Sept 8th- Sept 22, 2011. We will update this information when any company supplies us with newly published data.
Ingredients
Chart 5 of 9
REGULAR Cat Food Brand
Ingredients in red are plant products that we believe should not be fed to cats 1st ingredient
2nd ingredient
3rd ingredient
4th ingredient
5th ingredient
6th ingredient
7th ingredient Fruit/Veggies/ Grasses Protein % min Fat % min Crude Fiber % max Total Dietary Fiber % Ash % max Moisture % max
Carbohydrate %
Young Again Zero Carb Cat Food
Chicken Meal Pork Protein Concentrate
Poultry Fat Natural Chicken
Flavor Herring Meal
Cellulose (source of fiber)
Fish Oil
NO
55 24
4
9
6.6 10
0%-Trace Grain-Free
Young Again 50/22
Cat Food
Iams
NUTRO Max Cat NUTRO Complete Purina One
Healthy Naturals Roasted Chicken Natural Choice Smart Blend
Chicken
Kitten
Growth Kitten Healthy Kitten
Chicken Meal
Pork Protein Concentrate
Chicken
Chicken By Product Meal
Chicken Meal
Corn Gluten Meal
Poultry Fat
Corn Meal
Ground Rice
Potato Starch
Tomato Pomace (source of fiber)
Herring Meal
Natural Chicken Flavor
NO
50 22
4
Brewers Rice Ground Barley Chicken Meal
Beet Pulp
YES 33 15 3
Poultry Fat Wheat flour Herring Meal Beet Pulp
YES 34 19 3
Chicken Meal Corn Gluten
Meal
Ground Rice
Chicken Fat
Chicken
Chicken By Product
Meal
Corn Gluten Meal
Brewers Rice
Wheat Flour Soybean Meal
Herring Meal
Animal Fat
Beet Pulp
Fish Meal
YES
NO
43
40
18
18
3
2.5
9
6.2 10
4.63% Lab Analysis Grain-Free
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available Not Available
7 10
33.07% *NFE Calculated
7 10
27.90% *NFE Calculated
Not Available
10
19.63% *NFE Estimate
22% Starch Company Supplied
Not Available 12
21.66% *NFE Estimate
Purina One Beyond
Chicken Whole Oat Meal Chicken
Chicken Meal
Brown Rice
Soybean Meal
Barley
Oatmeal Soy Protein
Isolate YES 33 14
4
Not Available Not Available
12
33.29% *NFE Estimate
Analysis
* NFE Company Supplied = pet food company has supplied the carbohydrate level of their diet.
* NFE Calculated=pet food Company Supplied Guaranteed Analysis for Protein, Fat, Fiber, Moisture and Ash which can then be added together and subtracted from 100 to calculate the estimated carbohydrate contents of the food or NFE.
* NFE Estimate = Companies have supplied the percent of protein, fat, fiber and moisture in the diet but did not supply the Ash Content. We have estimated the Carbohydrate content of these diets by assuming an ash content of 7%. Typical ash content for almost all cat foods is usually between 6-10%.
All information was taken from Individual company websites between Sept 8th- Sept 22, 2011. We will update this information when any company supplies us with newly published data.
Ingredients
Chart 6 of 9
REGULAR Cat Food Brand
Ingredients in red are plant products that we believe should not be fed to cats
1st ingredient
2nd ingredient
3rd ingredient
4th ingredient
5th ingredient
6th ingredient
7th ingredient Fruit/Veggies/ Grasses Protein % min Fat % min Crude Fiber % max Total Dietary Fiber % Ash % max Moisture % max
Carbohydrate %
Young Again Zero Carb Cat Food
Chicken Meal
Pork Protein Concentrate Poultry Fat Natural Chicken
Flavor Herring Meal
Cellulose (source of fiber)
Fish Oil
NO 55 24 4
9 6.6 10 0%-Trace Grain-Free
Young Again 50/22
Cat Food
Chicken Meal
Pork Protein Concentrate
Poultry Fat
Potato Starch
Tomato Pomace (source of fiber)
Herring Meal
Natural Chicken Flavor
NO
50 22
4
9
6.2 10 4.63% Lab Analysis Grain-Free
Pro Plan Kitten Chicken ? Rice
Chicken
Brewers Rice Corn Gluten
Meal Chicken By Product Meal Animal Fat
Soybean Meal Dried Egg Product NO 41 18 3
Not Available Not Available
12 20.08% *NFE Estimate
Pro Plan Selects Natural Adult
Chicken
Chicken Meal
Brewers Rice Dried Egg Product
Rice Protein
Natural Flavor
Brown Rice
YES 40 16 3
Not Available Not Available
12 23.25% *NFE Estimate
Royal Canin Kitten 34
Royal Canin Siamese
Hills Science Diet
Kitten-Indoor
Chicken Meal Rice
Chicken Meal
Corn Gluten Meal
Chicken By Product
Meal
Ground Corn
Chicken Fat
Corn
Animal Fat
Corn Gluten Meal
Brown Rice
Corn Gluten Meal
Chicken
Chicken Fat Brewers Rice
Corn
Natural Chicken Flavor
Natural Chicken Flavor
Rice
Chicken Liver Flavor
Fish Oil
NO
NO
NO
34
38
37.4
24
14.5
26.1
3.5
4.1
1.3
Not Available
Not Available 8
27.8% *NFE Estimate
Not Available Not Available
Not Available 10
28.71% *NFE Estimate
Not Available
Not Available
27.3% *NFE Company
Supplied
Analysis
* NFE Company Supplied = pet food company has supplied the carbohydrate level of their diet.
* NFE Calculated=pet food Company Supplied Guaranteed Analysis for Protein, Fat, Fiber, Moisture and Ash which can then be added together and subtracted from 100 to calculate the estimated carbohydrate contents of the food or NFE.
* NFE Estimate = Companies have supplied the percent of protein, fat, fiber and moisture in the diet but did not supply the Ash Content. We have estimated the Carbohydrate content of these diets by assuming an ash content of 7%. Typical ash content for almost all cat foods is usually between 6-10%.
All information was taken from Individual company websites between Sept 8th- Sept 22, 2011. We will update this information when any company supplies us with newly published data.
Ingredients
Chart 7 of 9
REGULAR Cat Food Brand
Ingredients in red are plant products that we believe should not be fed to cats
1st ingredient
2nd ingredient
3rd ingredient
4th ingredient
5th ingredient
6th ingredient
7th ingredient Fruit/Veggies/ Grasses Protein % min Fat % min Crude Fiber % max Total Dietary Fiber % Ash % max Moisture % max
Carbohydrate %
Young Again Zero Carb Cat Food
Chicken Meal
Pork Protein Concentrate Poultry Fat Natural Chicken
Flavor
Herring Meal
Cellulose (source of fiber)
Fish Oil
NO
55 24
4
9
6.6 10
0%-Trace Grain-Free
Young Again 50/22
Cat Food
Chicken Meal
Pork Protein Concentrate Poultry Fat
Potato Starch
Tomato Pomace (source of fiber)
Herring Meal
Natural Chicken Flavor
NO
50 22
4
9
6.2 10 4.63% Lab Analysis Grain-Free
Science Diet Adult Original
Life's Abundance
Purina Cat Chow Naturals
Blue for Cats Healthy Growth
for Kittens
Blue for Cats Indoor Health
Chicken By Product Meal
Corn
Brewers Rice Corn Gluten
Meal
Animal Fat
Chicken Liver Flavor
Lactic Acid
NO
33.4 22.2
1
Chicken Meal
Brown Rice
Chicken Fat Beet Pulp Dried Egg Product Catfish Meal Brewers Dried
Yeast YES 33 21
3
Chicken Meal Corn Gluten
Meal Soybean Meal Brewers Rice
Animal Fat
Corn Meal
Chicken
YES 38 13 5
Deboned Chicken
Chicken Meal
Brown Rice
Barley
Deboned Chicken
Chicken Meal
Barley
Oatmeal
Oatmeal
Brown Rice
Chicken Fat
Fish Meal
Salmon Meal Chicken Fat
YES 36 20 3.5
YES 32 15 4.5
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
37.8% *NFE Company
Supplied
6.5 10
27.38% *NFE Calculated
Not Available
Not Available 12
26.42% *NFE Estimate
Not Available Not Available
Not Available 10
Not Available 10
24.28%
35.65%
*NFE Estimate *NFE Estimate
Analysis
* NFE Company Supplied = pet food company has supplied the carbohydrate level of their diet.
* NFE Calculated=pet food Company Supplied Guaranteed Analysis for Protein, Fat, Fiber, Moisture and Ash which can then be added together and subtracted from 100 to calculate the estimated carbohydrate contents of the food or NFE.
* NFE Estimate = Companies have supplied the percent of protein, fat, fiber and moisture in the diet but did not supply the Ash Content. We have estimated the Carbohydrate content of these diets by assuming an ash content of 7%. Typical ash content for almost all cat foods is usually between 6-10%.
All information was taken from Individual company websites between Sept 8th- Sept 22, 2011. We will update this information when any company supplies us with newly published data.
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