Fresh Pulled Other Bird vs Fresh Ground Cow / Smooth Cow
Both are fresh foods, so their labels are already broadly comparable - differences here are about formulation, not water content. Declared moisture differs by only 0.0 percentage points, so the conversion changes little.
Nutrition, both ways
Left pair of columns is what each package prints. Right pair removes the water from both. The last column is the difference that survives the conversion.
| Nutrient | A: as fed | B: as fed | A: dry matter | B: dry matter | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 23% | 16.5% | 76.7% | 55% | 21.7 pp |
| Crude fat | 7% | 8% | 23.3% | 26.7% | 3.3 pp |
| Crude fiber | 1% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 5% | 1.7 pp |
| Moisture | 70% | 70% | -- | -- | 0.0 pp |
Multipliers: Fresh Pulled Other Bird x3.3, Fresh Ground Cow / Smooth Cow x3.3.
What the numbers actually show
Declared moisture is close between these two (70% against 70%), so converting to dry matter shifts both by a similar amount.
Whichever food is ahead on the label stays ahead after conversion - Fresh Pulled Other Bird carries 21.7 percentage points more protein on a dry-matter basis.
Ingredients
Only in Fresh Pulled Other Bird
- Turkey
- Kale
- Salmon oil
- Niacinamide
- Pantothenic acid
- Riboflavin
- Potassium iodide
Only in Fresh Ground Cow / Smooth Cow
- Beef
- Beef liver
- Spinach
- Potassium chloride
- Dandelion greens
- Dried kelp
- Cod liver oil
- Niacin supplement
- D-calcium pantothenate
- Pyridoxine hydrochloride
- Riboflavin supplement
Declared by both
- Water sufficient for processing
- Green beans
- Dried yeast
- Tricalcium phosphate
- Salt
- Choline chloride
- Sunflower oil
- Magnesium proteinate
- Taurine
- Iron proteinate
- Zinc proteinate
- Vitamin E supplement
- Vitamin A supplement
- Copper proteinate
- Thiamine mononitrate
- Manganese proteinate
- Vitamin D3 supplement
- Vitamin B12 supplement
- Folic acid
- Sodium selenite
- Biotin
Sources
This page reports and converts label data. It does not rank these foods, does not recommend which to buy, and makes no claim about either one suiting your cat. Discuss dietary choices with your veterinarian.