Chicken & Duck Meal
Optimized purely for the adult nutrient profile. The closest fit when every cat at home is grown.
120 min total9 whole foods12 supplements
- Total energy
- 1,000kcal
- ME, finished recipe
- Energy density
- 1,095kcal/kg
- as fed
- Calcium to phosphorus
- 1.2 : 1
- Ca:P ratio
- Moisture
- 77.6%
- as fed
Nutrition profile
- Protein47%
- Fat48%
- Carbs5%
Share of metabolizable energy, the basis the nutrition standards use
A chicken-forward meal with duck alongside. Chicken thigh and chicken hearts carry most of the protein; duck, egg, and a little chicken liver round out the nutrition. It is built for chicken lovers who could use a change. Duck is the richest of the poultry meats, dark and full of flavour, but it costs more than chicken, so it sits here as the second protein: enough to lift the taste of a chicken meal and to add a different mix of nutrients, while the recipe stays reasonably priced. It is also the easiest first taste of duck. If your cat takes to it, our Duck & Chicken Meal puts the duck in the lead, and the Duck Meal is all duck. 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.
- Chicken thigh, boneless skinless
- Duck, meat only (whole bird, skinless)
- Chicken skin (reserved from cuts)
- Chicken heart
- Butternut squash, raw
- Whole egg
- Chicken liver
- Eggshell powder
- Kitchen salt
- + 12 supplements come with the recipeGuide 4: Measuring small amounts
A 1x batch feeds a typical 4 kg (9 lb) adult cat for about 4 to 5 days.
Guide 7: How long a batch lastsThe full recipe, with Exact amounts and scaling, step-by-step instructions, and where to source everything, comes with a subscription.
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Guide 3: Pick a textureStep-by-step instructions come with the recipe.
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 metabolizable 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 | 109.4 g | 83.3 | — | ||
| Arginine | 7.1 g | 3.3 | — | ||
| Histidine | 2.74 g | 0.87 | — | ||
| Isoleucine | 5.41 g | 1.44 | — | ||
| Leucine | 9.29 g | 3.4 | — | ||
| Lysine | 9 g | 1.13 | — | ||
| Methionine | 3.01 g | 0.57 | — | ||
| Methionine + Cystine | 4.54 g | 1.13 | — | ||
| Phenylalanine | 4.77 g | 1.33 | — | ||
| Phenylalanine + Tyrosine | 8.87 g | 5.11 | — | ||
| Threonine | 4.84 g | 1.73 | — | ||
| Tryptophan | 1.23 g | 0.44 | — | ||
| Valine | 5.82 g | 1.7 | — | ||
| Taurine (canned pet food) | 1.04 g | 0.67 | — | ||
| Fats & Fatty Acids | |||||
| Fat | 62.4 g | 22.5 | — | ||
| Linoleic acid (ω-6) | 8.75 g | 1.67 | — | ||
| Arachidonic acid (ω-6) | 1,247.2 mg | 20 | — | ||
| Minerals | |||||
| Calcium | 1.6 g | 1.33 | — | ||
| Phosphorus | 1.28 g | 0.85 | — | ||
| Potassium | 2.15 g | 2 | — | ||
| Sodium | 0.56 g | 0.25 | — | ||
| Chloride | 0.75 g | 0.39 | — | ||
| Magnesium | 0.16 g | 0.13 | — | ||
| Trace Elements | |||||
| Copper | 2.17 mg | 1.67 | 5.66legal | ||
| Iodine | 0.5 mg | 0.43 | 2.22legal | ||
| Iron | 30.6 mg | 26.7 | 137.7legal | ||
| Manganese | 1.93 mg | 1.67 | 34.3legal | ||
| Selenium (wet diets) | 141.3 µg | 87.5 | — | ||
| Zinc | 38 mg | 25 | 45.9legal | ||
| Vitamins | |||||
| Vitamin A | 12,311.8 IU | 1,110 | 100,000 | ||
| Vitamin D | 185.7 IU | 83.3 | 458.5legal | ||
| Vitamin E | 61 IU | 44† | — | ||
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 5.46 mg | 1.47 | — | ||
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 7.33 mg | 1.05 | — | ||
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) | 11.2 mg | 1.92 | — | ||
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) | 5.08 mg | 0.83 | — | ||
| Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) | 24.4 µg | 5.87 | — | ||
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 61.5 mg | 10.5 | — | ||
| Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) | 633.1 µg | 253 | — | ||
| Vitamin B7 (Biotin) | 130.4 µg | 20 | — | ||
| Choline | 934.5 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.