{"topic_id":"AAFCO_2014_cat_calorie_basis","category":"aafco","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"AAFCO_2014_cat_calorie_basis\"\ncategory: \"aafco\"\ntitle: \"AAFCO 2014 cat calorie basis\"\nlang: en\nsource_document: \"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF\"\n  title: \"AAFCO 2014 cat calorie basis\"\n  url: \"\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-21\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official source\"\n  needs_review: true\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:std-body\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\nAAFCO 2014 Cat Food Nutrient Profiles on Calorie basis (per 1000 kcal ME; ME/kg determined per AAFCO Model Regulation PF9): Crude Protein minimum 75 g/1000 kcal (G&R) / 65 g/1000 kcal (Adult); Crude Fat minimum 22.5 g/1000 kcal for all life stages; Calcium minimum 2.5 g/1000 kcal (G&R) / 1.5 g/1000 kcal (Adult); Phosphorus minimum 2.0 g/1000 kcal (G&R) / 1.25 g/1000 kcal (Adult). The higher protein minimums vs dogs (65 g vs 45 g/1000 kcal adult) reflect obligate carnivore physiology. Taurine minimums (per the US nutrient profiles dataset) are 0.25 g/1000 kcal ME for extruded (dry) food and 0.5 g/1000 kcal ME for canned food; on a dry matter basis the cat profile lists taurine at 0.10% DM.\n","sources":["AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF — AAFCO 2014 cat calorie basis (retrieved 2026-07-21)"],"source":{"authority":"AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF","title":"AAFCO 2014 cat calorie basis","url":"https://www.aafco.org/","retrieved":"2026-07-21","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations","verification_file":""},"source_document":"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations","source_file":"","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":115,"generated_at":"2026-07-16","tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}