Beef & Lamb Meal
Optimized purely for the adult nutrient profile. The closest fit when every cat at home is grown.
Macronutrient breakdown
% of metabolisable energyTypical analysis
% by weight, as fedDry matter basis
% of dry matter — for comparing across foodsA red-meat meal with no chicken in it. Beef chuck leads, lamb shoulder comes second, and beef heart, egg, and a little beef liver complete it. It is the meal for cats that never took to chicken, or have to avoid it: every meat and organ here is beef or lamb. It is also the one to reach for when a cat has grown bored after a long run of poultry meals and you want a complete change of taste, not another variation on chicken. Gently simmered chuck and tender lamb make it a real red-meat feast. For cats already on beef-leaning meals it is also a rotation partner. The lamb changes the flavour and brings a different mix of minerals, so the weekly routine gains variety without leaving the red meats your cat prefers. Most of the nutrition comes from the whole foods; supplements only complete what they cannot cover. It follows the proportions of a prey diet, mostly muscle meat with a little organ and a calcium source, and meets the FEDIAF, AAFCO, and NRC profiles for both variations.
- Beef chuck roast, external fat trimmed
- Lamb shoulder, lean
- Butternut squash, raw
- Beef heart, trimmed
- Whole egg
- Beef liver
- Eggshell powder
- Kitchen salt
- + 9 supplements — included with the full recipe
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FEDIAF is the European pet food industry federation. Its 2025 nutritional guidelines set the minimum — and, where defined, maximum — nutrient levels for a complete cat food.
Values per 1000 kcal of metabolisable energy (ME). Meet? shows whether the recipe value falls within the FEDIAF min–max range. Balance shows where the value sits within the safe range.
| Nutrient | Recipe (est.) | FEDIAF Min | Upper Limit | Meet? | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protein & Amino Acids | |||||
| Protein | 111.8 g | 83.3 | — | ||
| Arginine | 6.6 g | 3.3 | — | ||
| Histidine | 3 g | 0.9 | — | ||
| Isoleucine | 5 g | 1.4 | — | ||
| Leucine | 9 g | 3.4 | — | ||
| Lysine | 8.8 g | 1.1 | — | ||
| Methionine | 3 g | 0.6 | — | ||
| Methionine + Cystine | 4.3 g | 1.1 | — | ||
| Phenylalanine | 4.6 g | 1.3 | — | ||
| Phenylalanine + Tyrosine | 8.5 g | 5.1 | — | ||
| Threonine | 4.7 g | 1.7 | — | ||
| Tryptophan | 1.2 g | 0.4 | — | ||
| Valine | 5.6 g | 1.7 | — | ||
| Taurine (canned pet food) | 0.8 g | 0.7 | — | ||
| Fats & Fatty Acids | |||||
| Fat | 61.5 g | 22.5 | — | ||
| Linoleic acid (ω-6) | 3.7 g | 1.7 | — | ||
| Arachidonic acid (ω-6) | 478.5 mg | 20 | — | ||
| Minerals | |||||
| Calcium | 1.7 g | 1.3 | — | ||
| Phosphorus | 1.3 g | 0.9 | — | ||
| Potassium | 2.2 g | 2 | — | ||
| Sodium | 0.6 g | 0.3 | — | ||
| Chloride | 0.7 g | 0.4 | — | ||
| Magnesium | 0.2 g | 0.1 | — | ||
| Trace Elements | |||||
| Copper | 3.3 mg | 1.7 | — | ||
| Iodine | 0.5 mg | 0.4 | 2.2legal | ||
| Iron | 28.7 mg | 26.7 | 139.3legal | ||
| Manganese | 2 mg | 1.7 | 34.7legal | ||
| Selenium (wet diets) | 124.3 µg | 87.5 | — | ||
| Zinc | 29.4 mg | 25 | — | ||
| Vitamins | |||||
| Vitamin A | 4,989.3 IU | 1,110 | 100,000 | ||
| Vitamin D | 178.2 IU | 83.3 | 463.9legal | ||
| Vitamin E | 65.1 IU | 47.1† | — | ||
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 7.6 mg | 1.5 | — | ||
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 9.4 mg | 1.1 | — | ||
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) | 7.3 mg | 1.9 | — | ||
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) | 6.3 mg | 0.8 | — | ||
| Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) | 42.6 µg | 5.9 | — | ||
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 75.2 mg | 10.5 | — | ||
| Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) | 525.2 µg | 253 | — | ||
| Vitamin B7 (Biotin) | 62.8 µg | 20 | — | ||
| Choline | 908.5 mg | 800 | — | ||
† Base minimum raised to account for this recipe’s polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) content.
legal — a regulatory maximum, enforced at this recipe’s dry-matter basis because the recipe includes a supplement for that nutrient.
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