Fresh Ground Bird / Smooth 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 3.0 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 | 13% | 16.5% | 48.1% | 55% | 6.9 pp |
| Crude fat | 8.5% | 8% | 31.5% | 26.7% | 4.8 pp |
| Crude fiber | 1.5% | 1.5% | 5.6% | 5% | 0.6 pp |
| Moisture | 73% | 70% | -- | -- | 3.0 pp |
Multipliers: Fresh Ground Bird / Smooth Bird x3.7, Fresh Ground Cow / Smooth Cow x3.3.
What the numbers actually show
Declared moisture is close between these two (73% 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 Ground Cow / Smooth Cow carries 6.9 percentage points more protein on a dry-matter basis.
Ingredients
Only in Fresh Ground Bird / Smooth Bird
- Chicken
- Chicken liver
Only in Fresh Ground Cow / Smooth Cow
- Beef
- Beef liver
- Spinach
- Sunflower oil
Declared by both
- Green beans
- Water sufficient for processing
- Dried yeast
- Tricalcium phosphate
- Magnesium proteinate
- Potassium chloride
- Choline chloride
- Dandelion greens
- Dried kelp
- Taurine
- Zinc proteinate
- Iron proteinate
- Cod liver oil
- Salt
- Niacin supplement
- Vitamin E supplement
- Vitamin A supplement
- Copper proteinate
- Manganese proteinate
- Thiamine mononitrate
- D-calcium pantothenate
- Pyridoxine hydrochloride
- Vitamin D3 supplement
- Riboflavin 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.