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Fussie CatMackerel with Beef Purée
Allergy Risk
This food contains possible allergens for sensitive pets.
Notable Benefits
Ingredients
Numbered in order of predominance by weight, heaviest first. Click any ingredient for details.
Mackerel with Beef Purée ingredients, explained
The recipe is built on beef, listed third on the label. Common cat food allergens on the label: beef.
What this food is made of
The familiar white potato, used as a carbohydrate source in many grain-free foods. Potato starch binds kibble; potato protein is a concentrated plant protein that lifts the protein figure on the bag. Cooked potato is safe and well digested. Grain-free foods built on potatoes and legumes were part of the FDA's 2018 to 2022 look at diet-associated heart disease in dogs, which did not establish a cause; the agency has not asked for any to be withdrawn.
A red-meat protein, higher in fat and iron than poultry. Fresh or deboned beef is mostly water and ranks higher on the label than its dry contribution; beef meal is the concentrated form. Beef is among the most common food allergens reported in both dogs and cats, probably because it has been fed so widely for so long. Beef by-products such as liver and heart are listed separately.
A plant oil added as a source of linoleic acid, the omega-6 fat dogs and cats need for skin and coat. It is cheap, stable and well tolerated. Sunflower oil contains no omega-3, so a food that uses it as the main fat will usually add fish oil or flaxseed for balance. The high-oleic variety is lower in linoleic acid and used mainly for shelf stability.
Vitamins, minerals and additives (3)
The nutrient pack nearly every complete food carries. Expand to read what each one does.
A thickener made by fermenting sugar with a bacterium. It gives wet foods their gravy and keeps ingredients from separating in the can or pouch. It has no nutritional role, is not digested, and is used in very small amounts. Pets on a strict elimination diet may be asked to avoid gums, which is about keeping the diet simple. The gum itself is not a hazard.
An amino acid cats cannot make in sufficient quantity and must eat, or they develop heart disease and blindness. It is in every complete cat food by law of nutrition, not by choice. Dogs make their own, but it is added to many dog foods as a precaution after a federal investigation into diet-associated heart disease in dogs. Its presence on a dog food label is a good sign, not a warning.
A fat-soluble antioxidant that protects cells and the fats in the food itself. It is in nearly every complete food, both as a nutrient and, under the name mixed tocopherols, as the natural preservative that keeps fat from going rancid. Deficiency is rare in pets eating a complete diet. Nothing to worry about on a label, and a sign the maker is preserving with vitamin E rather than synthetic chemicals.
About this food
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*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
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