Is it true that canned pate is better than shreds, cuts, bits, etc? Someone told me pate is (usually) the lowest in carbs. True or false? I'm a fairly new canned food feeder and all of my cats seem to prefer pate.
Agreed. I stick to pates with the lower end brands like Friskies and Sheba. With shreds I stick to the Soulistic Good Karma and the Nature's Recipe chicken shreds. They also like the pate from this brand so I add it to the rotation from time to time. They usually get a pate of some kind with shreds used as a topper.Usually, yes. The higher-end shredded foods like Weruva or Tiki Cat are made with actual shredded meat. But with the cheaper foods, the shreds and chunks are usually made of compressed soy protein or wheat gluten :/. Whereas the pate foods usually are made mostly of meat.
That said, some of my cats just really love the shredded Friskies and Fancy Feast so oh well. But if your cats prefer the pates, go ahead and stick with those! You get more calories for your money with pates too.
Cat foods of different "types" can differ a lot so I like Willowy's post for getting at that point!Usually, yes. The higher-end shredded foods like Weruva or Tiki Cat are made with actual shredded meat. But with the cheaper foods, the shreds and chunks are usually made of compressed soy protein or wheat gluten :/. Whereas the pate foods usually are made mostly of meat.
That said, some of my cats just really love the shredded Friskies and Fancy Feast so oh well. But if your cats prefer the pates, go ahead and stick with those! You get more calories for your money with pates too.