Why do your diets contain Dicalcium Phosphate?Updated 7 months ago
Our diets are formulated to meet all AAFCO (Association American Feed Control Officials) requirements. Pet foods sold in the United States must essentially adhere to all AAFCO standards since state feed regulators & the FDA rely on these standards to regulate pet food.
Our diets are formulated by a team of pet industry professionals, including a team of PhD or certified veterinary nutritionists who work alongside our owners who have over 20 years of combined experience formulating dog & cat foods in all formats. The AAFCO statement can be found on the packaging of all our products or on each product page at identitypet.com.
The information shared is the opinion of one DVM and is not necessarily reflective of the body of research that exists & the general consensus among the veterinary nutritionist community of which there are very few. Most vets are quick to form nutrition opinions but they actually have no formal education or training in nutrition like our owners & the nutritionists they work with.
Why is Dicalcium phosphate linked to kidney failure? Because too high of levels of calcium & phosphorous are know contributors to kidney disease in high levels. None of our diets have too much calcium or phosphorous - we take a lot of effort to produce a diet low in these naturally occurring trace minerals. The diets using Dicalcium phosphate use this because they do not meet the AAFCO (legal) minimum requires for calcium & phosphorus and needed to be supplemented to comply with applicable law based on years of research into the minimum nutritional requirements for cats.
Only our bison, rabbit & quail diets come in 3 oz cans. It is not possible for us to produce any new can sizes because of a global shortage of aluminum cans and continued supply constraints on canned pet food. This will remain this way for at least the next 3-5 years. We are just glad to be able to produce the products we can & keep them in stock because a lot of canned companies cannot even accomplish this.
If you don't want vitamins & minerals might we suggest you look at our new gently cooked frozen cat foods launching later this month? https://www.identitypet.com/collections/shop-cat/products/imagine-95-gently-cooked-cat-food-variety-box