Duck 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 duck meal. Duck is the only meat; chicken hearts, egg, and a little chicken liver complete it. Duck is the richest of the poultry meats, dark and full of flavour, closer to red meat in taste than to chicken. That makes it a treat for a cat that has grown bored of chicken and turkey, and a real change of taste for any cat on a poultry rotation, without leaving the family of proteins it already accepts. It also suits cats that do best on poultry but were never excited by the milder birds. The organs are chicken on purpose: chicken hearts and liver are easy to find fresh all year, while duck organs rarely are. The omega-3 fats come from salmon oil added at serving. 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.
- Duck, meat only (whole bird, skinless)
- Duck, meat and skin (whole bird)
- Butternut squash, raw
- Chicken heart
- Whole egg
- Chicken liver
- Eggshell powder
- Kitchen salt
- + 11 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 | 110 g | 83.3 | — | ||
| Arginine | 6.7 g | 3.3 | — | ||
| Histidine | 2.6 g | 0.9 | — | ||
| Isoleucine | 5.6 g | 1.4 | — | ||
| Leucine | 9.2 g | 3.4 | — | ||
| Lysine | 8.6 g | 1.1 | — | ||
| Methionine | 2.9 g | 0.6 | — | ||
| Methionine + Cystine | 4.6 g | 1.1 | — | ||
| Phenylalanine | 4.8 g | 1.3 | — | ||
| Phenylalanine + Tyrosine | 8.9 g | 5.1 | — | ||
| Threonine | 4.6 g | 1.7 | — | ||
| Tryptophan | 1.3 g | 0.4 | — | ||
| Valine | 5.9 g | 1.7 | — | ||
| Taurine (canned pet food) | 1.1 g | 0.7 | — | ||
| Fats & Fatty Acids | |||||
| Fat | 62 g | 22.5 | — | ||
| Linoleic acid (ω-6) | 7.9 g | 1.7 | — | ||
| Arachidonic acid (ω-6) | 1,254.5 mg | 20 | — | ||
| Minerals | |||||
| Calcium | 1.8 g | 1.3 | — | ||
| Phosphorus | 1.4 g | 0.9 | — | ||
| Potassium | 2.2 g | 2 | — | ||
| Sodium | 0.6 g | 0.3 | — | ||
| Chloride | 0.8 g | 0.4 | — | ||
| Magnesium | 0.2 g | 0.1 | — | ||
| Trace Elements | |||||
| Copper | 3.1 mg | 1.7 | 5.8legal | ||
| Iodine | 0.5 mg | 0.4 | 2.3legal | ||
| Iron | 30.3 mg | 26.7 | 141.2legal | ||
| Manganese | 1.9 mg | 1.7 | 35.2legal | ||
| Selenium (wet diets) | 123 µg | 87.5 | — | ||
| Zinc | 26.6 mg | 25 | 47legal | ||
| Vitamins | |||||
| Vitamin A | 13,004.3 IU | 1,110 | 100,000 | ||
| Vitamin D | 180 IU | 83.3 | 7,500 | ||
| Vitamin E | 76.9 IU | 52.8† | — | ||
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 6.5 mg | 1.5 | — | ||
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 8.5 mg | 1.1 | — | ||
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) | 12.8 mg | 1.9 | — | ||
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) | 5.2 mg | 0.8 | — | ||
| Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) | 31.4 µg | 5.9 | — | ||
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 64.5 mg | 10.5 | — | ||
| Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) | 703.5 µg | 253 | — | ||
| Vitamin B7 (Biotin) | 135.6 µg | 20 | — | ||
| Choline | 936.1 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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