Table 3.

Macronutrient contents of dry, semi-moist, and canned dog foods on an as-fed or dry matter basis (adapted from [52]).

	Dry		Semi-Moist		Wet
	As-Fed	Dry Matter	As-Fed	Dry Matter	As-Fed	Dry Matter
Moisture (%)	6–10	0	15–30	0	75	0
Fat (%)	7–20	8–22	7–10	8–14	5–8	20–32
Protein (%)	16–30	18–32	17–20	20–28	7–13	28–50
Carbohydrate (%)	41–70	46–74	40–60	58–72	4–13	18–57
ME (kcal.kg−1)	2800–4050	3000–4500	2550–2880	3000–4000	875–1250	3500–5000