Quote:
| When it comes to choosing cat food, experts say that canned cat food's nutritional values overwhelmingly exceed dry cat foods. |
Gotta disagree with the article.
There are some dry foods that have
far superior ingredients with a lower glycemic index than some wet foods. There are plenty of "junk" wet food that contains starchy gravies, brewers rice and corn and soy and other cheap fillers, and poor protein sources such as by-products as a primary or in some cases only meat and is only beneficial over premium dry in the hydration department. Heck, some even throw sugar into the can (believe it was a friskies seafood variety I saw it on). There is also no mention of the studies which have demonstrated that
cats on a mixed diet had better dental hygiene than cats on an exclusive wet diet. The problem with generalizations is that they are always wrong part of the time.
Personally, I'd prefer if the article just recommended low-carb recipes, listed quality ingredients, ingredients to avoid, and recommended at least some wet food in the diet for the hydration benefit.
As an example:
Evo Turkey and Chicken Dry
Main Ingredients: Turkey, Chicken Meal, Chicken, Herring Meal, Chicken Fat, Peas, Eggs, Turkey Meal, Pea Fiber, Natural Flavors...
On a dry matter basis:
Crude Protein 55%
Crude Fat 24%
Crude Fiber 2.2%
vs
Friskies Lamb and Rice Wet
Main ingredients: meat by-products, chicken, turkey, wheat gluten, lamb, rice, soy flour, corn starch-modified, artificial and natural flavors, salt...
On a dry matter basis:
Crude Protein 50% (note quality and sources of protein)
Crude Fat 11%
Crude Fiber 8.3%
Or to compare carbohydrates:
Wellness Core Dry:
Protein: 47
Fat: 42
Carbs 11
Nature's Variety Raw Instinct Dry:
Protein: 45
Fat: 49
Carbs 7
vs
Hills Science Adult Wet:
Protein: 34
Fat: 33
Carbs 33
Royal Canin Calorie Control Wet:
Protein: 28
Fat: 44
Carbs 28
.
We will just have to agree to disagree 
. I had NO INTENTIONS of doing so 
