Sheba-info from Company Rep

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Kathleen and Fred

Kathleen and Fred

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A Rep from the Mars Co. Sent me an email about "Sheba" after I inquired about food content.

Premium Pate = 0.86 carbs per 100g
Chicken = 96.1 cal; Salmon = 95.9 cal (both in natural juices)

Premium Cuts = 0.5 carbs per 100g

These are 3oz. cans like Fancy Feast.

For those of you who know how to look at these numbers, do these look OK for our Sugar Cats?
 
interesting, i will be glad to learn this. i saw it on sale very cheap recently, but didnt get any since i dont know the #s. this is made by masterfoods, who also make m&m's etc. we have one of the masterfood candy plants here in my city. look forward to hearing if this is good or no.
 
Those may be by weight.

3.5 calories per gram for protein
3.5 calories per gram for cabohydrate
8.5 calories per gram for fat
 
Since what we want is % calories, not % weight, you don't have to convert the weight measures, you work in grams.

If X% of 100 grams is from protein, then X grams in 100 are protein.
Now multiply that by 3.5 to get calories from protein.

If Y% of 100 grams is from carbohydrate, then Y grams in 100 are carbohydrate.
Now multiply that by 3.5 to get calories from carbohydrate.

If Z% of 100 grams is from fat, then Z grams in 100 are fat.
Now multiply that by 8.5 to get calories from fat

Add these calories together.

To get percent calories (not weight which is what they gave you).
Divide calories from protein by total calories.
Divide calories from carbohydrate by total calories.
Divide calories from fat by total calories.
 
bj, that ^^^ is why i barely passed algebra in HS, and still havent passed in college. (someday, i shall return!) anyway...if sum1 does this calculation...let us know the answer. :)
 
THANK YOU, Iloveharry!!
Being smart is only good when it can actually help someone!!
And I still don't have an answer. cat(2)_steam
 
lmao at >>> IloveHarry! his name is larry :D
i am just picking on bj ;) but i do hope sum1 does the math... i am sure u can do it... i forgot ur name. grrrr thats my memory span.
 
BJM said:
Those may be by weight.

3.5 calories per gram for protein
3.5 calories per gram for cabohydrate
8.5 calories per gram for fat
Click to expand...

So if there's 85g in a 3oz can, does that mean there's 297.5 calories from carbohydrates?? :lol: I suck at this type of math, too!
 
Pam...please apologize to Larry...my eyesight isn't what it used to be! And neither is my math. This project is getting the best of me...but I'd like to buy Sheba 'cause BJs has a good deal (with coupons) this month.

I guess the ball's back in BJs court to help us out!

Kathleen
 
haha harry larry is fine. btw, fred is a cutie pie. he looks like my cat, pumpkin. the biggest little diva/princess in the house :)
 
If you are certain that the numbers given are percent of weight, just follow each step 1 I listed, at a time and write it down.

This is plain math, not algebra.

I only used different letters to stand for each of protein, fat, and carbohydrate.
You can just as easily write those words in.
 
OK.
Let's try this with the assumption they are talking grams in 100

Premium Pate
0.86 grams carbs per 100g
0.86 * 3.5 =3.01 calories from carbohydrate in 100 grams

Premium Cuts
0.5 grams carbs per 100g
0.5 * 3.5 = 1.75 calories from carbohydrate in 100 grams

Looks pretty negligible so far. (sorry - PC internet connection is currently toast)
 
Hi,

If you want to get a 'ballpark figure' for the carb content you could try this (as I sometimes do).

Look at side of can to get the % figures for protein, fat, moisture, fibre and ash. Enter those figures into the nifty little online calculator that I'm about to give the link for. Click 'calculate'. Read off % of calories from carbs figure in little turquoise box on lower right. Bingo!
https://secure.balanceit.com/tools/_gac ... /index.php?

However, the % figures on the can may or may not be a true representation of what is actually in the can. And for the correct current figures you'll need to contact the manufacturer. (Doh!! I think that's probably where we came in...! :lol: )
 
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