Summary
Birdie & Louie’s Duck Meal & Herring Meal Recipe is a grain-free dry cat food formulated for all life stages.
The primary ingredients are duck and herring meals, providing high-quality animal proteins.
The recipe includes field peas, lentils, and chickpeas as carbohydrate sources and is enhanced with probiotics to support digestive health.
Notably, it contains no corn, wheat, soy, artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives.
The food is slow-cooked in small batches to preserve nutritional integrity.
Pros:
- High Protein Content: Contains a minimum of 37.0% crude protein, supporting muscle maintenance and overall health.
- Healthy Fats: Provides a minimum of 18.0% crude fat, including omega-6 fatty acids (3.7%) and omega-3 fatty acids (1.48%), promoting skin and coat health.
- Digestive Support: Enriched with probiotics such as Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium animalis, aiding in gut health.
- Natural Ingredients: Free from artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives, reducing exposure to unnecessary additives.
Cons:
- Moderate Fiber Content: Contains a maximum of 3.5% crude fiber, which may be lower than some cats’ dietary needs.
- Use of Legumes: Includes ingredients like field peas, lentils, and chickpeas; some cats may have sensitivities to legumes.
- Canola Oil Inclusion: This product utilizes canola oil as a fat source, which may not be preferred by all cat owners.
- Porcine Plasma Addition: Contains porcine plasma, an ingredient some owners might wish to avoid.
Nutrition
Ingredients
- Duck Meal
- Herring Meal
- Field Peas
- Lentils
- Chickpeas
- Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)
- Tapioca Starch
- Egg Product
- Whitefish Meal
- Pea Protein
- and also:
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Why this score?
- Low protein content-9
- 23.9% carbohydrates of combination P-13
- Additional source of animal protein at 2-3th place4
- Chelated minerals2
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How the score is calculated?
The actual calculation of the score is based on sophisticated and advanced algorithm that takes into account multiple parameters.
To simplify the explanation, the calculation is based on three main criteria:
(1) Amount of protein (more is better)
(2) Amount of carbohydrates (less is better)
(3) Quality and source of ingredients.
Based on that 3 main criteria, 9 score calculation rules are used to compare the different foods.
One major assumption is that the closer an ingredient is to the top of the ingredient list, the greater its relative weight and contribution to the food.
In general, cat food is composed of protein, fats, carbohydrates, fibers, vitamins, and minerals.
Protein is the most important component in a cat's diet, and cats primarily get their protein from animal meat.
Fat is a primary source of energy and essential fatty acids.
Carbohydrates are controversial in a cat's diet, as cats are obligate carnivores and typically consume very few carbohydrates.
Fibers play an important role in digestion and food absorption, and vitamins and minerals are essential for different organism functions.
Dry matter values are used to compare the amount of nutrients in different cat foods. This means that moisture is excluded from the equation to provide a more accurate comparison.
Putting all of these and more into a formula results in a product score.
The maximum score a cat food can receive is 100. Points are added or removed based on the score calculation rules.
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