How to distinguish good cat food from bad cat food, and how to tell from bad cat food?

The quality of cat food needs to be checked in the ingredient list, and the color of the cat food also needs to be observed.

It is best not to change the cat food frequently when feeding the pet cat, to avoid the impact on the pet, you need to buy a small amount of cat food in the early stage, check the reaction of the pet cat after eating, if you do not particularly like to eat, you need to change the cat food again. Dry food is a comprehensive food that contains essential nutrients.

The taste is rich, and it can also play a certain role in the cleaning and protection of teeth, and high-quality cat food generally pays attention to balanced nutrition, which can ensure the cat's daily demand for high protein and trace elements.

Some people say that some good quality cat food will generally add taurine, because pet cats can not synthesize taurine this amino acid, can only be obtained through the outside world, and for pet cats, their food is mainly the owner's choice, so when choosing cat food, you should first check the nutritional price list to determine the nutritional richness and balance in the purchase.

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Shape. Get cat food first of all you can look at its appearance, high-quality cat food brands must have their own factories and mature production lines, so the particle size of cat food should be symmetrical and complete, if you buy cat food particle size deviation is more serious, then you have to pay attention to it.

Then it is to look at the color of the cat food, generally speaking, the higher the meat content of the cat food, the darker the color, such as the desire for six kinds of fish cat food, the overall color has been biased towards black, on the contrary, the lighter the color of the cat food grain content, the higher the grain content, the grain is the allergen of many cats, and it will also bring a huge burden to the cat's stomach.

Ingredient list. The ingredient list is all the material components that make up this cat food, so you can basically know the advantages and disadvantages of cat food by looking at the ingredient list, generally I will look at the top four of the ingredient list, the larger the proportion of meat, the better this cat food will be.

Among them to note is:

Some owners may resist the substance of meat meal in the ingredient list, in fact, meat powder is not bad, and it is easy to store and not easy to deteriorate, but some black-hearted manufacturers will use powder such as chicken bones and chicken heads as meat powder, therefore, the transparency of raw materials is particularly important, and there is no problem with the meat powder marked with **.

Nutrition facts list.

After reading the ingredient list, you also have to look at the nutrition facts list of cat food, because it can intuitively reflect the level of various nutrients in cat food. So how do you know if it's appropriate? You can refer to the AAFCO cat food nutrition standards formulated by the American Feed Regulatory Association, which specifies the minimum content of each essential nutrient for cats, which is more reliable.

Generally, kittens have higher requirements for the protein content of cat food, about 35%, which is more appropriate, and adult cats have relatively lower requirements for protein content because of their reduced activity.

The main thing is to look at the ingredient list, the type and content of meat, what type of additives, the amount of grains added, such as the sandwich cat food of Nibel, the ratio of nine kinds of high-quality fresh meat, and 40 billion probiotics to improve the cat's gastrointestinal situation.

The quality of cat food mainly depends on what kind of ingredients it contains, in general, good cat food contains more trace elements needed by cats, and the salt content is not high.

If the quality of cat food is good, you must look at their ingredient list, if there are a lot of additives in the ingredient list, then it must be a bad cat food.

1. Choose cat food to be nutritionally balanced! Cat food must be rich in ingredients, preferably cat food with more vitamins, and richer meat! Don't give your cat junk cat food anymore!

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Buy it. Second, cats are strict carnivores, and what they need is a high-protein diet, especially high in animal protein. Therefore, when choosing cat food, it is important to ensure that it meets the nutritional standards required by your cat.

Madian Lao Zhao Baikashi go! Nine kinds of broiler, chicken, and three kinds of fish into kittens are natural food. **。

Buy it. 3. The first thing in the recipe is to contain meat or meat powder. The order of the ingredients in the cat food formula is sorted according to the amount of content, so the first place in the cat food formula is not meat or meat meal. Choose carefully.

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Buy it. Fourth, whether there is no grain. The addition of grains may cause sensitization, and may also cause indigestion, sensitivity, soft stools, bad breath, and body odor in cats.

5. Protein content. Kittens need 30%, adult cats need 26%.

6. Crude fat content. It is best to be in 10%-20%, too high is easy to make the cat obese.

Clause. 1. Observe the color. First of all, good cat food will not add coloring, and the red, red, green, and green ones can be abandoned. Uncoloured cat food is from yellow to dark brown, and in general, a slightly darker one is better.

Clause. 2. Observe the color. The above-mentioned cottage domestic food has a commonality, that is, the surface will be very smooth and oily, and there is a shiny and shiny feeling, and this "reflective feeling" will not appear on the better cat food particles. (This is very important).

Clause. 3. Investigate the hardness. The hardness mainly depends on the composition and the extrusion technique.

If you use too much grain, it will be hard, and if you use too little grain, it will not be easy to form (so grain-free cat food should be replaced with potatoes and pumpkin) If you taste imported natural food in person, you will find that the texture should be crispy, and if you pinch it by hand, it can be crushed without much effort. However, due to the large number of grains and poor puffing technology, domestic grain cottage grain is relatively hard, and it is quite difficult to break it by hand.

Clause. 4. Carefully observe the shape of the particles. Those with round, flat, small fish, moon and heart shape must not be good food, and good food does not rely on this to attract consumers.

And the grains are too neat and not good, according to the third point, cat food with few grains is not easy to form, so it is fragile and the particles are not so even.

Clause. Fifth, see whether the ingredient list is in line with **. Don't believe people because they say how good the ingredients are and how much meat there is.

If a cat food sells for about 20 yuan a catty, but the first place on the ingredient list is meat, not cereals or meat meal or dehydrated meat or something, then you can completely suspect that the person who wrote the ingredient list is teasing you. In fact, the first place in imported natural grains is true! Meat!

There are no several, ** all of them are above 30.

Clause. Sixth, look at the state of the cat after eating the cat food. If you become very fond of drinking water, it means that this cat food is relatively high in salt, and if it is not for the doctor's advice, it is best to consider replacing it.

First of all, you have to distinguish what this cat food belongs toCommercial grainsStillNatural amountsSecondly, it is recommended to check the ingredient list of cat food, pay special attention to the moisture content and starch content in it, as well as the content and proportion of several nutrients that are usually important for cats.

When choosing cat food, look at the manufacturer first, and take the desire as an example.

Popular science craving manufacturers: Canadian champion pet food, China's ** business: Taiwan craving pet food ****.

There are no legitimate brand licensors in Chinese mainland!! No!!! So, why craving is always sold out.

There is also a longing little brother: Aikena Acana. The full name of the desire is:

Primitive predatory craving origin. After reading this article, don't stop the desire to buy messy things on a certain treasure.

It's not black, of course, there are many reliable sellers. ）

First, look at the ingredient list after selecting the grain, and take a look at the ingredient list of the 6 kinds of fish that you crave.

I haven't even eaten it.

The protein content of the 6 fish cravings (42% protein) and the craving chicken (40%) were similar. However, the craving chicken ** is cheaper than the 6 kinds of fish, so the appearance of the craving chicken is: as soon as it gets the goods, it will be sold out of stock.

2. Explanation of the nutritional content table [key points].

Nutrition facts list explained: (after reading the ingredient list, you need to know what each content represents).

Protein 42%.

The minimum protein required for kittens is 28%, and the minimum protein required for adult cats is 25%.

Generally, the protein content of low-end cat food is generally below 28%, the mid-end is 28%-32%, and the high-end is 32%-42%. Fat

The crude fat content should account for 10-30% of dry food, and its main role is to provide energy and maintain the health of the coat.

The maximum tolerance ratio is not more than 40%, and elderly cats should < 10% ash

At present, there is no brand of grain in the world that is free of ash.

The ash content is greater than 10%, and this cat food is directly said byebye!.

Fiber 3%: Why do people spray domestic grain so often?

Because the crude fiber of some domestic grains is general.

The maximum limit is not more than 7%.

The cat's stomach is sensitive to crude fiber, and it is difficult to digest crude fiber.

Taurine protects night vision, heart muscle, immune system. There are almost no low-end products.

Normal intake in:

The above explanation of the ingredient list, as well as the method of food selection, is applicable to most cat foods on the market. In practice, each cat's physical condition is different, some cats may have special needs (such as cat food for the veterinarian prescription series), just follow the veterinarian when buying prescription food.

Third, the selection of food depends on word of mouth, and dedicate a wave of cat food reputation sorted out by Chen Shuai.

Ben Crieved 6 kinds of fish can be purchased in the [Cat Party**] mini program.

This is a small program that is eager for 6 kinds of fish in stock***, and the 1kg small program is also in stock.

One: Look. Poor quality cat food will be bright in color due to the use of coloring. Therefore, if there is obvious red, green, blue, etc., cat food can be concluded to be low-end inferior food.

Through these four ways to distinguish cat food, even laymen who don't understand food at all can distinguish between good and bad.

Two: Smell. Grab a handful of cat food and smell it for a few seconds. If you find that there is moldy, pungent, or a very strong aroma, then it can be concluded that it is inferior food, musty smell is spoilage, and the strong aroma is essence, and high-quality cat food should be faint fragrance.

Through these four ways to distinguish cat food, even laymen who don't understand food at all can distinguish between good and bad.

Three: touch. Take a few pieces of cat food and rub it a few times, if you find that it is very greasy, or the cat food is deformed and crushed, then it can be concluded that it is inferior food, high-quality cat food contains less oil, and the molding is very good and not easy to disperse.

Through these four ways to distinguish cat food, even laymen who don't understand food at all can distinguish between good and bad.

Four: Taste. Put a few cat food in the mouth, if you taste obvious salty, bitter, sour, sweet, you can judge it as inferior food. High-quality cat food must have a light taste and a simple taste.

First, brand reputation.

Each cat food has its own name, and that name is usually their brand. The first step to distinguish between good and bad cat food is to look at the brand's reputation.

There are many brands of cat food, including domestic, imported, fake foreign brands that claim to be imported but are actually domestic, and some xx homemade food that claims to be self-made, and even bulk food whose names are omitted.

1.Three-free cat food: Taobao bulk food, xx homemade food.

The first thing to be eliminated is the three-no cat food that doesn't even have a brand. Including Taobao's bulk food for a few dollars a pound, as well as any homemade food that says x dad x mom, to put it bluntly, it is all three-no cat food, and even the basic health standards may not be met, so let's not talk about any nutritional value.

Don't whitewash the homemade grain, maybe they are willing to register the trademark after the sales are large, but they still can't wash the grain that was originally made by a small workshop.

2.Domestic vs imported grain.

Many domestic grains like to imitate imported grains very much, is it that the moon in foreign countries is relatively round? No, they know that the quality is not as good as imported. So why is the quality not as good as imported grain?

Is our raw materials inferior to others or is the equipment technology inferior to others? No, it's that we don't have regulation.

In the final analysis, the pursuit of business is still interests, the benefits of one need to rely on sales, the other needs to save costs, without supervision, how do you save costs no one cares, who wants to use a little better raw materials?

In the face of interests, conscience is insignificant, and only third-party supervision can make a product get the most basic protection (such as pet food in the United States is managed by the FDA). ）

My family is Xiaoying short is currently 5 months old, and she is fed Xinyuan Development Treasure's three-piece meat banquet kitten food, and the little guy likes to eat it very much. After looking at the ingredients, this cat food has a high meat content, and it is hypoallergenic and easy to digest, specially developed for young meows with weak digestion, which can make cats grow faster and better, and it is recommended that you also give the master to eat.