How can calorie counts affect bio-availability?
There is a lot of controversy about protein levels in dog foods. Mae West was quoted as saying, “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.” While in theory I would agree with her, it definitely isn’t true when it comes to protein. Beyond that is the consideration of how bio-available the protein source is to the dog’s body. Chicken meal is approximately 70% protein and over 60% digestible. Corn gluten meal is approximately 65% protein, but less than 60% digestible. Kumpi was specifically formulated to be highly accessible to the body during the process of digestion. Calorie counts can be tricky to go by for that reason. If you consider the caloric count in a brownie vs. a chicken breast of the same weight it might run pretty close. What is the calorie worth to the body in it’s ability to provide energy and nutrition? So, reading a label for calorie counts isn’t a predictable measure of the actual profit to the body.
