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Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EN Gastroenteric is a veterinary cat food formula;
it's ingredient and nutritional composition is highly specialized. In this case, comparing it to other
general nutrition cat food products is not recommended as the products serve different purposes. The scores above are not an indication of the product's ability to address it's indicated purpose.
As always, please contact your veterinarian before feeding your cat a veterinary diet.
Ingredient Analysis
When evaluating a cat food, the first five ingredients can tell you a lot about the quality of a product as they make up the bulk of the product.
Ideally, you're looking for quality protein sources with a minimum of cheap starches, fillers or by-products. Continuing down the
ingredient list, look for ingredients that resemble real food with a minimal number of unpronounceable chemicals - the same as you would for human food.
Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EN Gastroenteric includes the following:
Quality Ingredients
chicken hearts
turkey
Questionable Ingredients
meat by-products
rice
soy protein isolate
guar gum
carrageenan
Potential Allergens
meat by-products
soy protein isolate
fish oil
Note - a bolded ingredient in the above tables indicates it is one of the first five ingredients listed by the product manufacturer.
Although not the first product listed (which is the most plentiful), Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EN Gastroenteric
does contain with its top ingredients chicken hearts which are considered quality protein sources.
In this case, Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EN Gastroenteric's first ingredient listed (and hence the most plentiful)
is meat by-products
which is considered an inferior ingredient.
Additionally, Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EN Gastroenteric also contains as
top ingredients
rice.
These types of ingredients are typically used as bulk-adding fillers and are not required in your cat's diet.
Please also be aware that this product contains guar gum and carrageenan, which
are additives that some experts claim may be possible contributors
to certain medical conditions in cats.
Allergen alert:
This product contains fish oil, soy protein isolate and meat by-products which may
be problematic for cats who suffer from seafood, soy or meat by-products food allergies.
Nutritional Analysis*
Compared to the other 2849 cat foods in our database, Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EN Gastroenteric has:
an average amount of protein
an average amount of carbohydrates
an average amount of fat
significantly more fiber than average
In general, cats have been shown to do better with a higher protein, medium fat, lower carb diet with sufficient moisture. However, specialty diets as recommended by your
veterinarian may prioritize a different nutritional breakdown.
Calorie Breakdown
Using the calculations provided by the AAFCO,
Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EN Gastroenteric has approximately
81 calories per 100g (23 calories/ounce),
which is an average amount of calories compared to the average of the other wet cat foods in the CatFoodDB.
All the product information on this page is based on data collected from
the manufacturer's product website as retrieved on
May 22, 2022.
The authoritative source for ingredient lists and nutritional analysis for any pet food is always the pet food manufacturer.
Ingredients
Ingredients as published by the cat food manufacturer:
Nutritional information as published by the cat food manufacturer.*
Protein:(min)
9.5%
Fat:(min)
4.0%
Fiber:(max)
2.0%
Carbs:(est)
3.9%
Ash:(est)
2.6%
Moisture:(max)
78.0%
Dry Matter Analysis
The manufacturer's published guaranteed analysis values normalized for moisture content.
Protein:(min)
43%
Fat:(min)
18%
Fiber:(max)
9%
Carbs:(est)
18%
Ash:(est)
12%
Calories:(est)
81/100g
*Note that nutritional percentages reported are only estimated values, and are indicated as such as (est). Each cat food
manufacturer is required by law to publish a Guaranteed Analysis, which defines each product's maximum values of fiber and moisture in
addition to the minimum values of protein and fat contained within. Optionally, manufacturers may also publish a product's ash content. When they are not published
an average of 3% ash for wet food, and 6% ash for dry food, will be used.
Because exact nutritional percentages are not
available and all calculated values (including carbohydrate percentages and calorie amounts) are determined
using these minimum and maximum published values and therefore may differ from actual values. Any other manufacturer published values in a product's
Guaranteed Analysis is done at the manufacture's discretion, and is not used in any of the calculations done by CatFoodDB.
Although a high score may be indicative of a higher-quality product it is not a guarantee. Similarly, a low score may or may not
indicate an inferior product. The best food for your cat is the one that meets their
individual needs.
