Hi there all
TLDR version: I was wondering if anyone has much knowledge or an opinion on what's worst in cat food ingredient between MSB (Menadione sodium bisulfite) vs a high carb content (greater than 20% on DMB)? I know the recommended carb DMB is less than 10%. I'm selecting between lower grade brand options right now. currently I'm debating between: lotus duck pate or soulistic duck dinner. soulistic has a lower carb % on DMB scale, while lotus is substantially higher in carb %; lotus doesn't have MSB but Soulistic does have MSB.
Long version: I've been doing a lot of research and basically have come to terms with some of these parameters for Korra's food requirements:
Premium grade: cannot have- fish protein, gums, MSB, carrageenan /// DMB must be of 40%< protein, 10%> carbs
Lower quality grade: cannot have- fish protein, carrageenan /// can have- gums (preferably guar or agar) /// DMB must be of 40%< protein, and.... ???
This has left me with premium brands of Rawz, Ziwipeak (though I know many people have a thing against chickpeas), Koha, Hounds & Gatos- which is all adding up to be fairly expensive so I'd like to incorporate 1 or 2 lower grade options into her rotation. she has a turkey/chicken allergy- which rules out a lot of lower grade options since they all seem to use chicken in their "lamb" or "duck" choices. other brands that don't have chicken in their "lamb" or "Duck" flavors end up having MSB or high carb percentage. right now I'm debating between: lotus duck pate or soulistic duck dinner. soulistic has a lower carb % on DMB scale, while lotus is substantially higher in carb %; lotus doesn't have MSB but soulistic does have MSB. there are a couple other options however they end up not being much less in cost than premium brands, thus my savings would not be conducive to the crap ingredients/health risks that korra will get exposed too.
TLDR version: I was wondering if anyone has much knowledge or an opinion on what's worst in cat food ingredient between MSB (Menadione sodium bisulfite) vs a high carb content (greater than 20% on DMB)? I know the recommended carb DMB is less than 10%. I'm selecting between lower grade brand options right now. currently I'm debating between: lotus duck pate or soulistic duck dinner. soulistic has a lower carb % on DMB scale, while lotus is substantially higher in carb %; lotus doesn't have MSB but Soulistic does have MSB.
Long version: I've been doing a lot of research and basically have come to terms with some of these parameters for Korra's food requirements:
Premium grade: cannot have- fish protein, gums, MSB, carrageenan /// DMB must be of 40%< protein, 10%> carbs
Lower quality grade: cannot have- fish protein, carrageenan /// can have- gums (preferably guar or agar) /// DMB must be of 40%< protein, and.... ???
This has left me with premium brands of Rawz, Ziwipeak (though I know many people have a thing against chickpeas), Koha, Hounds & Gatos- which is all adding up to be fairly expensive so I'd like to incorporate 1 or 2 lower grade options into her rotation. she has a turkey/chicken allergy- which rules out a lot of lower grade options since they all seem to use chicken in their "lamb" or "duck" choices. other brands that don't have chicken in their "lamb" or "Duck" flavors end up having MSB or high carb percentage. right now I'm debating between: lotus duck pate or soulistic duck dinner. soulistic has a lower carb % on DMB scale, while lotus is substantially higher in carb %; lotus doesn't have MSB but soulistic does have MSB. there are a couple other options however they end up not being much less in cost than premium brands, thus my savings would not be conducive to the crap ingredients/health risks that korra will get exposed too.