Calculating Carbs

[DeeDee]

Here's how to calculate carbs. Someone said that the Honest Kitchen base mix they were using had 40% carbs in it. I believe that's before the meat was added though, and I have no idea how far the carbs lowered after adding the meat. I don't have a label or complete info from that company.

So to see what Dogs Naturally was talking about to see how many carbs your pet's food has, we'll use something I can find full info on:

Let's take Darwin's Natural Selections Chicken and Vegetables: http://www.darwinspet.com/our-raw-foods/our-raw-dog-food/natural-selections-chicken/

The Formula:                   100 - (Protein + Fat + Ash + Moisture) = Carbs

Darwin's Ingredients:      100 - (13% P + 9% F + 3% A + 72% M = 97%) =  3% carbs

Now you can calculate your total carbs before selecting that new, "miracle" food!

If you're calculating cat food, the thread here says, ". . .10% is the maximum upper limit and 5% or less is the ideal amount." http://parenting-furkids.com/index.php?topic=747.0

According to Dog Food Advisor O% is required: http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/canine-nutrition/dog-food-carbohydrates/

[Lola]

I don't know if this helps you any, but...
This is the info and link to one of Honest Kitchen's cat foods.  All the cat version are complete meals.  There are dog versions that are complete and ones that require added meat.

Calories Per Dry - before adding water Cup:   629
Protein   38.50%
Fat   34.50%
Carbohydrates   14.00%


http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/cat-food/grace

The Carb calculator looks handy.  I wonder how far off the charts kibble would be?! 

[DeeDee]

The only reason I didn't use HK for an example is b/c I didn't want to "estimate" an ash percentage of 8%. I wanted something exact for an example.