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Follow ALINA into the Secret Ranch Quadrilogy: Part 3
When choosing pet food, many pet owners' first reaction is often to look at the protein percentage on the packaging, even believing that "the higher the protein content, the better and more premium." However, ALINA, as a "Precision Nutrition Chef", wants to tell you:the "quality" and "source" of protein are far more important than a simple "number."
Myth 1: The higher the protein percentage, the richer the nutrition?
Many pet owners pursue high-protein pet food with over 40% protein, but overlook the actual needs of their furry friends.
• Absorption rate is key: If the pet food's protein content is listed as 42%, but it contains a large proportion of plant-based protein, for naturally carnivorous cats and dogs (especially cats), its absorption efficiency is much lower than that of animal-based protein.
• Consideration of bodily burden: If your furry friend mostly stays indoors and has a low metabolic rate, long-term excessive protein intake is not necessarily a good thing. A balanced formula should be chosen based on their life stage and activity level.
Myth 2: Grain-free food is pure meat formula?
This is a common pitfall. Some grain-free pet foods add large amounts oflegume proteins (such as pea protein, soy protein) to boost protein values.
• Risk of imbalanced nutrition: Excessive legume protein can lead to nutritional imbalances and even health problems.
• ALINA's commitment: Although we usegrain-free formulas (free from corn, wheat, barley), we emphasize theproportion of animal-sourced protein.
In our formulas, even with a balanced total protein content,up to 80% of the protein comes from animal sources, ensuring that furry friends receive the most natural and complete amino acids.
Myth 3: Is all meat meal bad?
In the ingredient list, pet owners often see "meat," "dried meat," or "meat meal."
• The truth about honest labeling: There is a wide variety of labeling on the market. Some pet foods advertised as "fresh meat" are actually fresh meat ground into powder and added.
• ALINA's choice: We insist on honest labeling, using high-qualitywhole cuts of meat and dried meat as primary ingredients, ensuring that the first ingredient listed is the highest quality meat source . We combine fresh local meat sources from Yunlin with imported specialty meats to provide diverse and stable nutritional intake.
How to identify high-quality pet food? Look at these three points!
1. Look at the first ingredient: The first item in the ingredient list of high-quality pet food must be a clear meat source (such as dried meat), not starch or plant protein.
2. Look at age-specific design: Different age groups (junior, adult, senior) have completely different protein and fat needs. . ALINA strengthens immunity and DHA for juniors, and focuses on joint and heart care for seniors, instead of using one formula for all.
3. Look at the production technology: High-quality nutrition needs to be protected. ALINA uses uniquedouble-coating technology andpost-extrusion application technology, spraying nutrients and flavor only at the final stage after heating, to prevent health-benefiting ingredients from losing their activity due to high temperatures.
Precise nutrition, restoring health balance
Instead of blindly chasing high protein numbers, choose a balanced formula thatcomplies with international nutritional standards (AAFCO) and allows your furry friend to havestable bowel movements, shiny fur, and abundant energy.
ALINA's goal is not to make the pet food with the highest numbers on the market, but to be the "nutrition chef" who best understands Taiwanese pets and provides the most precise nutrition.