I called the Nutro company today because I had a question. I was curious to know why they use corn gluten as a source of protein. Why not make all the protein in the food come from meat? The reply was:
"It's not the corn itself, it's just the protein in the corn and it does no harm to the animal."
I said, "But why use plant based proteins? Cats are carnivores. Why not just use meat based proteins only?"
The reply was "It's just the way we have our formula set up. It's not the corn itself, it's the protein from the corn and it does no harm to the animal."
That was not the answer I was looking for. I did not ask the rep if corn gluten is harmful. I wanted more specifics about why they use it. What are the benefits of using corn gluten as opposed to using only meat based protein. I told the rep that's not a very good reason but I was just curious. I had to go to work so I ended the call. He could not even give me a specific reason for using this ingredient.
"It's not the corn itself, it's just the protein in the corn and it does no harm to the animal."
I said, "But why use plant based proteins? Cats are carnivores. Why not just use meat based proteins only?"
The reply was "It's just the way we have our formula set up. It's not the corn itself, it's the protein from the corn and it does no harm to the animal."
That was not the answer I was looking for. I did not ask the rep if corn gluten is harmful. I wanted more specifics about why they use it. What are the benefits of using corn gluten as opposed to using only meat based protein. I told the rep that's not a very good reason but I was just curious. I had to go to work so I ended the call. He could not even give me a specific reason for using this ingredient.