Myth-Busting: Is High Protein Always Good?
Cat parents searching for a healthy diet often assume "high protein" is all that matters. But is all protein equally good?
Protein is made of different amino acids in different proportions
For animals and humans, amino acids divide into "essential" and "non-essential". The essential ones matter most: the body cannot make them, so they must come from dietary protein.
Carnivores (cats) and omnivores (humans) need different essential amino acids. Cats cannot make enough arginine, lysine, taurine or methionine on their own; deficiency seriously affects immunity and body function and can cause severe disease.
Only the correct amino-acid ratio meets a cat's needs — like a jigsaw, one missing piece and the picture is incomplete. A long-term wrong ratio will make a cat ill.
Only high-quality, diverse protein supplies the right amino acids in the right proportions
Only fresh, whole meat lets a cat grow up healthy. Plant protein (such as legumes) not only fails to supply enough essential amino acids, it often carries anti-nutritional factors that reduce a cat's digestive capacity and burden the body.
Real Power cat food uses over 92% animal protein to meet cats' animal-protein needs.
❚ Further reading: How anti-nutritional factors affect the gut
