Boiled chicken hearts? Has anyone done this for those picky kitties?

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years ago--my mother used to buy chicken hearts at the butchers--she would cook them, cut them up and feed them to our cat, Spooky. He loved them.
In 1 cup--alot!----there is .1gm cho. is that 1% or 10% in cho for a cup? Do I have to break that down to 1 oz to get a cho %? To follow from the Dr. Pierson food chart?

How does it convert from grams to percentage if I got that wrong.?

my head hurts.
o_O
 
eva eva said:
years ago--my mother used to buy chicken hearts at the butchers--she would cook them, cut them up and feed them to our cat, Spooky. He loved them.
In 1 cup--alot!----there is .1gm cho. is that 1% or 10% in cho for a cup? Do I have to break that down to 1 oz to get a cho %? To follow from the Dr. Pierson food chart?

How does it convert from grams to percentage if I got that wrong.?

my head hurts.
o_O
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I'll tag Bron I read in one of her old post that she would feed these
@Bron and Sheba (GA)
 
That means one-tenth of a gram of carbohydrate in one cup of hearts. That should not be enough to have to worry about.

Can you weigh the cup of hearts (minus water) to see how much they weigh? Pretty sure this is going to be negligible. 0.1 gram is equal to 0.0035 ounces.
 
I feed my cats raw chicken hearts every day as part of their raw food diet. They are very low carb so there is no worry there. But it is a not a good idea to feed too many on a regular basis. I feed 2 or 3 chicken hearts a day. I would not feed more.
They are full of vitamins and minerals but also quite high in sodium so limiting the number is the best idea.
They should only be a very small part of the cats diet.
They could be used as a treat after testing the BG.
 
Bron and Sheba (GA) said:
but also quite high in sodium so limiting the number is the best idea.
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Interesting since this does not discuss them being high is sodium.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/chicken-heart-nutrition#nutrients
Gracie85 said:
Can you weigh the cup of hearts (minus water) to see how much they weigh? Pretty sure this is going to be negligible. 0.1 gram is equal to 0.0035 ounces.
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The above includes:
A 3.5-ounce (100-gram) serving of cooked chicken heart contains the following nutrients (1Trusted Source):

  • Calories: 185
  • Protein: 26 grams
  • Fat: 8 grams
  • Carbs: 0.1 grams

Using:
https://www.livestrong.com/article/81042-calculate-percentage-calories-fat-carbohydrate/
Each macronutrient contains a different amount of calories, according to the USDA:

  • Carbohydrates: 4 calories per gram
  • Fat: 9 calories per gram
  • Protein: 4 calories per gram
(0.1x4)/185= 0.2% of calories from carbs
 
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