? 3/21/2021 Kierra - carbs in homemade bone broth

[Diane and Kierra]

I make homemade bone broth (using beef or chicken bones) to add to Kierra's food for added fluids and nutrition but I don't know how much carbs that is adding. I add a carrot, couple stalks of celery and some mushrooms while it is cooking but those get strained out along with the bones, meat, and skin (plus after cooling I remove the congealed fat at the top). I found a site that says bone broth is 4% carbs. Does anyone know how accurate that is? If it is less than 10%, is it fine to add a few tablespoons to her food?

https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/lchf/Keto-Bone-Broth

From this site, carbs are 20% (1.69/8.44)
https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/551729/nutrients

edit: I guess it matters how it is made? I use just enough water to cover the bones and simmer for 24 (chicken) or 48 (beef) hours in a crockpot. After it is made, I dilute it in half.

edit: maybe if I don't include veggies there would be no carbs at all?

 

[Mel and Cargo]

Following.

 

[tiffmaxee]

It sounds like pure protein to me.

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Usually bone broth for pets is made without veggies: https://www.ibdkitties.net/bone-broth/

Of more concern for broth is that it's high in phosphorus, so not good for CKD kitties.

 

[Diane and Kierra]

Of more concern for broth is that it's high in phosphorus, so not good for CKD kitties.

I found a couple links that say it is a myth that broth is high in phosphorus or minerals in general. I suppose it may be a relative thing, IDK. High compared to what?

https://vinccitsui.com/blog/2015/01/bone-broth-myth/
https://nourishedkitchen.com/bone-broth-minerals/

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Cooking the bones in broth can decompose the bones into the broth. Bones are higher in phosphorus. I compare the raw meat I fed Neko. The ones with ground bone are higher in phosphorus than the ones without. I've seen people have their cats phosphorus numbers go down when they cut the bone broth out of their diet. Maybe it depends how long you cook the broth and how much the bones are broken down.