|
ITEM |
RAW MEAN |
RAW |
BAKED MEAN |
BAKED |
BOILED MEAN |
BOILED |
| Beef Muscle |
362 |
150-472 |
133 |
96-125 |
60 |
58-63 |
| Beef Liver |
192 |
144-270 |
141 |
68-184 |
73 |
36-95 |
| Beef Kidney |
225 |
180-247 |
138 |
130-144 |
76 |
68-88 |
| Lamb Muscle |
473 |
446-510 |
257 |
220-284 |
126 |
91-184 |
| Lamb Kidney |
239 |
128-440 |
154 |
81-290 |
51 |
47-55 |
| Pork Muscle |
496 |
394-690 |
219 |
126-390 |
118 |
91-184 |
| Pork Liver |
169 |
110-228 |
85 |
70-100 |
43 |
30-54 |
| Chicken Muscle |
337 |
300-380 |
229 |
140-310 |
82 |
71-180 |
| Cod Fish |
314 |
233-396 |
294 |
260-328 |
161 |
125-198 |
| Oysters |
698 |
390-1238 |
264 |
217-308 |
89 |
59-122 |
| Clams |
2400 |
1450-3700 |
1017 |
587-1700 |
446 |
264-794 |
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There are some other important amino acids and vitamins (listed below) that your cat cannot live without. Again, all are components of animal tissues. Just like taurine, they are all degraded or destroyed in the cooking process. In regular cooked commercial cat foods they have to be added in a chemical form after the cooking process. 1. Arginine is essential for the elimination of protein wastes. Cats are extremely sensitive to even one meal without Arginine and would die quickly if it was not contained in their diet. 2. Arachidonic Acid is needed for immune response, blood clotting and reproductive function. Unlike a dog’s liver, a cat’s liver lacks the enzyme needed to convert common linoleic acid to arachidonic acid. 3. Cysteine is needed in large quantities for the synthesis of cats’ own special amino acid called “felinine”. Felinine is required for proper kidney function. Because our food provides cysteine, cats with kidney problems typically react well to eating Wild Kitty Cat Food. |
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4. Unlike other mammals, cats cannot synthesize Vitamin A naturally from carotenoids in a cat’s system as it is in other mammals. Therefore, cat have to eat preformed Vitamin A which is found in high densities in livers and in egg yolks. 5. Likewise cats cannot synthesize Vitamin B12, yet it is necessary in their diets. Vitamin B12 is present only in animal products. 6. Niacin is another essential nutrient that cats cannot naturally synthesize in useful amounts, yet they need it. Meat is a rich, natural source of niacin. Diets based on cereals will always be deficient in niacin for cats. *taken from Nutrient Requirements of Cats, Revised Edition, 1986 which in turn has adapted from Roe and Weston, 1965, Potential Significance of Free Taurine in the Diet, Nature, 205:287.
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