Carbohydrates question

[Michele&Errol]

Hi everyone,
I am feeding Pamper (owned by Friskies in SA but not Friskies) and requested carb content of their canned food and was sent this info :

PAMPER CHUNKY MEAT 400g - 57g - (g/kg) 5.7%
PAMPER MINCE MEAT 385g - 67g - (g/kg) -6.7%
PAMPER CUTS IN GRAVY 385g - 47g - (g/kg - 4.7%
PAMPER CUTS IN JELLY 385g - 47g - (g/kg) - 4.7%
PAMPER KITTEN 400g - 40g - (g/kg - 4%

I have some questions.
1. The gravy and jelly should have higher carb values than the chunky meat which is a harder, drier product but it doesn't.
2. I thought Jelly had lower carbs than gravy?
3. The kitten variety has a LOT of rice in it, surely those carbs should be higher?
Would love to hear what you think, and can I take this as a true reflection of the carb contents?
Thank you :smile:

 

[Hillary & Maui (GA)]

Are you in south Africa? We have another member there, I'll alert her to your post. She may be able to tell you better as she is more familiar with the foods there.

 

[BJM]

Perhaps you might edit your profile to indicate if SA is South America, South Africa, or someplace else.

Did you get the "as fed" values?

An estimate from can labeling subtracts all the given % from 100 and assumes the remainder is carbohydrate.

Take the grams of protein, fat, and carbohydrate.

You calculate calories from each of protein, fat, and carbohdrate with 3.5, 8.5, and 3.5 calories per gram respectively, multiplied times the grams of each.

Total these calories.

Divide calories from carbohydrates by total calories to get % of calories from carbohydrates.