{"topic_id":"eu_reg_2020_354_entry_15","category":"eu-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: eu_reg_2020_354_entry_15\ncategory: EU-REG-2020-354-PARNUT\ntitle: PARNUT Entry 15 - Nutritional restoration, convalescence\nlang: en\nsource: reg_2020_354_parnuts.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 306\nextra: {\"entry_number\": 15, \"parnut_category\": \"Nutritional restoration, convalescence (Dogs, Cats)\"}\n---\n\n# PARNUT Entry 15: Nutritional restoration, convalescence (5)\n\n**Particular nutritional purpose**: Nutritional restoration, convalescence (5)\n\n**Species or category of animal**: Dogs, Cats\n\n### Dogs\n\n- **Essential nutritional characteristics**: Highly digestible ingredients with energy density ≥ 3 520 kcal and crude protein ≥ 250 g per kg of complete feed with a moisture level 12 % (2)\n- **Recommended length of time**: Until restoration is achieved\n- **Labelling declarations**: — Highly digestible ingredient sources including their treatment, if appropriate — Energy value\n- **Other provisions**: 1. Recommended apparent digestibility of Dry Matter ≥ 80 % or of Organic Matter ≥ 85 %. 2. In the case of feed specially presented to be given via tubing, indicate on the package, container or label: ‘Administration under veterinary supervision.’ 3. The labelling may indicate the specific circumstance(s) the dietetic feed is intended for. 4. Indicate on the labelling: ‘High energy density, high concentrations of essential nutrients and highly digestible ingredients’\n\n### Cats\n\n- **Essential nutritional characteristics**: Highly digestible ingredients with energy density ≥ 3520 kcal and crude protein ≥ 270 g per kg of complete feed with a moisture level 12 % (2)\n- **Recommended length of time**: Until restoration is achieved\n- **Labelling declarations**: — Highly digestible ingredient sources including their treatment, if appropriate — Energy value\n\n**Source**: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354, Annex, Part B, entry 15 — EUR-Lex consolidated version 2025-04-22 (CELEX:02020R0354).\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":348,"generated_at":null,"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."}