When it comes to meat and fat ingredients in cat food, it’s important to look for specific and well-defined sources. Meat by-products, for example, are less quality sources of protein than meats as their real content is not well-defined. Additionally, ingredients like “meats and meat derivatives”, “animal fats”, “vegetable oils”, and “oils and fats” are undefined and of unknown sources, making their quality difficult to evaluate. Ideally, cat food should clearly state the sources of their meat and fat ingredients.
