Raw diets are NOT high in protein

For the record, raw diets are not high in protein. In fact they can be lower in protein than many processed kibble diets. Does this surprise you? How can an "all meat" diet not be high in protein?

Meat is made up of mostly moisture. This is also why cats and dogs eating a raw diet will drink much less water than their kibble fed counterparts.

Think about it...the human body is made up of around 60% water. All mammals (which make up the majority of the components of a raw feeding diet) are similarly made up of a large percentage of water.

According to the USDA nutrient database:

A whole raw broiler chicken is 15.5% protein
Raw chicken liver is 15% protein
A whole raw turkey is 22% protein
A beef shank is 21% protein
Raw beef liver is 20% protein
Raw beef tripe is 12% protein
A whole raw egg is 12% protein

A varied raw diet on average will be from 14 - 20 percent protein.

You might wonder what exactly makes up the rest of the raw product if it's not protein?

          A whole raw turkey for example is:
            72.69% water
            21.64% protein
            5.64% fat This blog post was inspired by wrong information being proclaimed (where else) on the internet. It is very frustrating to see so much incorrect information flying around which is quite misleading to pet owners. PLEASE
TRY BEING INFORMED
INSTEAD OF JUST OPINIONATED