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Table 5 Average composition of diets used for weight loss

From: Factors associated with overweight cats successfully completing a diet-based weight loss programme: an observational study

Criterion

High protein high fibre drya

High protein medium fibre dryb

High protein medium fibre wetc

ME content

3070 kcal/kg

3560 kcal/kg

640 kcal/kg

Per 100 g AF

g/1000 kcal (ME)

Per 100 g AF

g/1000 kcal (ME)

Per 100 g AF

g/1000 kcal (ME)

Moisture

5.5

18

5.5

15

84

1313

Crude protein

34.0

111

42.0

118

7.5

117

Crude fat

9.0

29

10.0

28

2

31

Digestible carbohydrated

19.1

62

19.8

56

3.1

48

Crude fibre

13.9

45

6.4

18

1.5

23

Total dietary fibre

23.6

77

14.7

41

1.5

23

Ash

8.8

29

8

23

1.9

30

  1. aHigh protein high fibre dry food (Satiety Weight Management, Royal Canin); bHigh protein medium fibre dry food (Obesity Weight Management, Royal Canin); cHigh protein medium fibre wet food (Obesity Weight Management, Royal Canin); dDigestible carbohydrate fraction (e.g. sugars and starch) calculated using the following predictive equation: digestible carbohydrate [g] = dry matter [g] - (crude fat [g] + crude protein [g] + ash [g] + total dietary fibre [g]). ME = Metabolizable energy content; AF = as fed; DM = dry matter