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Taurine is supplemented in iams dry and canned cat foods to ensure that we provide optimal levels of this essential nutrient.
Taurine is an essential nutrient in the cat diet and may be conditionally essential for dogs. Food sources of taurine include Legumes are very nutritious, and used properly, can be a very healthy dog food ingredient. Dogs are able to synthesize sufficient taurine when the sulphur amino acid precursors, methionine and/or cysteine, are the average cat needs about 1000mg of taurine for every 2.2 pounds of food, or roughly 100mg per day.