Carb counter

Status
Not open for further replies.
Cat girl

Cat girl

Member Since 2015
I saw this carb counter and I'm confused how it works.i tried it but I'm doing something wrong.are these 2 separate counters one for wet food and one for dry food or do you do both together to figure out the overall of the food wet and dry content?can this be used on dry cat food or is this just for wet cat food?i put them both together in adding and I came up with carbs that were way too high 11% and 13% for fancy feast and 9lives.tried it out on them to see how to do it and I came up with that.what am I doing wrong?here is pics of the carb counter thing
 

Attachments

  • image.jpg
    image.jpg
    42.1 KB · Views: 67
  • image.jpg
    image.jpg
    49.2 KB · Views: 68
Ok, this issue is one of confusing dry matter analysis with dry food (the kind that comes in a bag). They are not the same. Here, dry matter means what is in the food after the moisture/water is subtracted.

Just as an example:
Little Friskies Classic Pate Poultry Platter
Crude Protein (MIN) 10%
Crude Fat (MIN) 5%
Crude Fiber (MAX) 1%
Moisture (MAX) 78%
Ash (MAX) 3.5%

Wet matter basis:
add values for Protein, Fat, Fiber, Moisture, Ash and subtract that total from 100
(10+5+1+78+3.5)= 97.5
100-97.5= 2.5
So, on a wet matter basis the carb value is 2.5%

Dry Matter Basis
Subtract the % moisture from 100
(100-78)=22
Divide the carb value from the wet matter basis by that number (100-moisture %)
2.5% (wet matter basis carbs)/22=0.1136
Multiply that # by 100
0.1136*100=11.36

So the carb value of Little Friskies Classic Pate Poultry Platter on a dry matter basis is 11.36
 
Anitafrnhamer said:
Ok, this issue is one of confusing dry matter analysis with dry food (the kind that comes in a bag). They are not the same. Here, dry matter means what is in the food after the moisture/water is subtracted.

Just as an example:
Little Friskies Classic Pate Poultry Platter
Crude Protein (MIN) 10%
Crude Fat (MIN) 5%
Crude Fiber (MAX) 1%
Moisture (MAX) 78%
Ash (MAX) 3.5%

Wet matter basis:
add values for Protein, Fat, Fiber, Moisture, Ash and subtract that total from 100
(10+5+1+78+3.5)= 97.5
100-97.5= 2.5
So, on a wet matter basis the carb value is 2.5%

Dry Matter Basis
Subtract the % moisture from 100
(100-78)=22
Divide the carb value from the wet matter basis by that number (100-moisture %)
2.5% (wet matter basis carbs)/22=0.1136
Multiply that # by 100
0.1136*100=11.36

So the carb value of Little Friskies Classic Pate Poultry Platter on a dry matter basis is 11.36
Click to expand...
I tried it on on fancy feasts classics and 9 lives and for some reason I got a higher count than I should.thought they were under 10% carbs but got 11% and 13%?
 
So I tried this on Sheba Pate if I did it right the turkey and chicken are 6.8%. Beef is 11.3%. I guess this brand is out.
 
I haven't tried it on any specifically but I use the calculator from Binky's site - you can use the "guaranteed analysis" from the side of the can or most websites for a "wet finger in the wind" value but you can only truly get % calories from carbs if you can get the "as fed" values from the manufacturer. The MIN/MAX values will often throw misleading results.
 
Try this online calculator, which takes 2 steps, to get an estimate of the percent of calories from carbohydrates.
Step 1) plug in the required numbers from the label.
Step 2) divide the calories from carbohydrates by the total calories to get percent.

Anything under 10% is OK for regular feeding.
 
Last edited:
The problem with the "guaranteed" values is that they don't take into account the percentages of other things, minerals etc. Unless I missed something (a distinct possibility!) there was nothing in the ingredient list that would suggest carbs at that high a percentage. Go with your gut, though. I have a feeling the manufacturer would be reluctant to provide the "As Fed" values. I tried to approach other Mars brand foods for my food list in Canada and they simply would not provide them to me.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top