In order to write “with” on a label, it is sufficient for a food to contain 4.1% of chicken as part of all ingredients. For this reason, a food “with chicken” may contain a high percentage of other ingredients

You don’t always need to use Natural products, but it’s necessary to know the quality level of the foods you are giving your pets and to make sure that you vary their food so they have a balanced diet. The best quality foods are those belonging to the Natural and Cuisine categories; in the Taste category it is preferable to choose products that have organic ingredients and the dry foods in the Taste category, without additives and preservatives.

In the Almo Nature line that belongs to the Natural category, vitamins and minerals that have a high degree of bio-availability are already naturally contained in the meat, suitable for human consumption, that we use. To provide you cat and your dog with all the nutrients that they need, we would advise you to vary your pet’s diet choosing recipes with different ingredients

The proteins in a chicken breast are “complete” proteins which means that they are easily assimilated and perfectly “balanced”, meaning that no essential amino acids are missing. By contrast, many proteins found in chicken feathers are not easily assimilated – for this reason, if used in foods, they have to undergo processing to increase digestibility – and they are unbalanced, in that a number of essential amino acids are missing; in this specific case, tryptophan and methionine.This is the reason why 1 g of chicken breast protein does not have the same biological and nutritional value of 1 g of chicken feather protein. The analytical values shown on the label, i.e. the quantity of protein as a percentage of the final product does not provide enough information for evaluating the actual protein content of a food. It is important to know the quality and origin of the proteins that a food contains.

According to the law, meat derivatives (also called “sub-products”) are those parts that are not fit for human consumption and include entrails, feathers and bones. These parts may also be used to create meal.

This means those cuts of meat of the same quality to be eaten by humans but that have been sold to pet food manufactures and, by law, cannot be defined as “for human consumption”.

Almo Nature has created a tool for classifying commercial pet foods for cats and dogs based on the quality of the ingredients used to prepare these foods. It is not a scientific tool, but originates in Almo Nature’s desire to make consumers buying foods for their pets more aware and educated on exactly what they are feeding their domestic companions. According to the quality of ingredients used, foods can be divided into four categories, ranging from the most “natural” (the “Natural” category), i.e. food that is most similar to what a cat or dog would eat in the wild to the most “artificial” (the “Basic” category) that also contains industrially synthesised products

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We guarantee that all our products are chemical preservative free.

Almo Nature manufactures its pet foods in various parts of the world, in countries where the best quality for each ingredient can be found: Uruguay (free-range beef), Thailand (sea water fish), UK, France and Austria (organic produce).

Diet foods that are commercially sold on the market today belong exclusively to the Taste and Basic categories. They are foods whose recipes have been “designed” and, generally speaking, they are only suitable for temporary use to correct an imbalance caused by a disorder or to rebalance a deficiency.

The term “Organic” certifies that an ingredient (including by-products), whether of animal or vegetable origin, has been bred or grown without the use of chemicals (fertilisers, pesticides, antibiotics and hormones). So, “Organic” does not indicate a category of products but it is an adjective used to further define foods that are part of the Natural, Cuisine, Taste or Basic categories.

Diet foods that are commercially sold on the market today belong exclusively to the Taste and Basic categories. They are foods whose recipes have been “designed” and, generally speaking, they are only suitable for temporary use to correct an imbalance caused by a disorder or to rebalance a deficiency.

The only way not to provoke a reaction is to avoid eating foods that contain the specific animal or vegetable protein to which a pet is allergic.

An intolerance is a non-immune reaction that develops after having eaten certain substances several times and over a certain, varying period of time; intolerances provoke a series of symptoms such as itching, skin or ear redness and stool malformation. The most frequent causes in pet foods are to be found in the use of chemical additives (preservatives and enhancers) or low grade ingredients (by-products).

Thanks to the quality of ingredients used and the total absence of chemical preservatives, Almo Nature’s Jelly, Cuisine and Holistic Cat/Dog lines are suitable for preventing food intolerances developing!

Almo Nature is happy to welcome you to visit all specialist pet stores where, during the days that we organise presentations of our products, you can receive product samples from our Cat lines to test out how good and tasty they are for yourself. As you well know, in the case of your dog, you will need to try out our products for at least a month to assess how digestible they are by examining stool production, coat and skin and your dog’s general vitality! For this reason, we do not offer small samples from our Dog food ranges.