fancy feast broths

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I have to say, I don't know. They are a new food that has come out in the last couple of years. They were not around when vet Dr. Lisa Pierson contacted all the pet food manufacturers and put together her latest version of the Food Chart.

You might try getting a rough estimate using a carb calculator such as this one Scheyderweb or this one BIT. They are only rough estimates.

Best way to find out, is to contact the pet food manufacturer and ask for the As Fed Values and plug those numbers into the formula on Dr. Pierson's website. She gives some tips for talking to the pet food companies and what to ask in this article http://www.catinfo.org/?link=cannedfoods
 
I am pretty sure they are not low.

I picked one up a few weeks ago and read the ingredients and saw one or two carb sources early in the ingredient list....

I would stay with the fancy feast appetizers which are low.
you could even add water and cook one.... turn it into a broth-y soup.
 
Someone in the facebook group crunched the numbers and they were 1-2% carbs.

They are all fish based and at $1 each they are not a complete meal so sort of expensive.
 
Lake so I could give him one as a treat he used to be a gravy licker of the fancy feast gravy ones would never eat pate but now has to
 
I cook up chicken without too much water added,and freeze Broth in ice cube trays,then warm them in micro as needed and pour over any LC canned food.My cats love it ! Legs and thighs are full of calcium and really full of flavor.Keep covered and simmer to keep juices locked in,unless you have a pressure cooker..that's what I use.I then shred up the chicken and freeze in small servings,you can defrost those in micro too and I usually add some of the broth to them as well when I freeze.If he likes gravy,you can mush the chicken when it is warmed along with the broth and it creates a gravy consistency.Hope this was helpful..P.S....what I like is it is carb free! ( if your concerned with vitamin content,you can always add a little to .I sometimes sauté a little chicken liver and add that as well.This can really save you money!
 
The calculations using the max/min numbers seem like they should be low carb, but there is actually sugar in the ingredients list, along with some starches, so I would sure use them with caution on a diabetic cat.
 
now I remember it said sugar too .... and soy.... another no no.

and so many of us try as best we can to avoid carrageenan ( an emulsifier)

and starch, starch and starch means carbs.....


ingredient list:

fish broth, tuna, anchovies, fish extract, whitefish, modified tapioca starch, potato starch, wheat starch, sugar, salt, soy protein, vegetable oil, guar gum, carrageenan, vitamin e supplement, egg whites, spice and coloring



You could do much better making your own..... and avoid those bad ingredients.....
 
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