Our Science

A Cat is not a Small Dog.

She is an obligate carnivore with very specific nutritional needs. This is how Queen Heart is designed to meet them, every recipe, every pouch.

The Obligate Carnivore

What Cats Need.

Unlike dogs and humans, cats are obligate carnivores. Their bodies have evolved to require nutrients that are only abundant in animal tissue. They cannot manufacture certain amino acids on their own, and a plant-based diet is not biologically appropriate for them.

High Protein, Animal Origin

Cats need substantially more protein than dogs, and that protein must come primarily from animal sources to supply all essential amino acids in the right ratios. Plants cannot replicate this profile.

Low Thirst Drive

Cats evolved in arid environments and have a notoriously weak thirst response. In the wild, they get most of their hydration from prey. Wet food, with around 78% moisture, mimics this natural intake.

Essential Micronutrients

Taurine, arachidonic acid, vitamin A, and arginine are all critical for cats, and all must come from the diet. A deficiency in any can cause serious, sometimes irreversible, damage.

A white cat sleeping curled around a Queen Heart gold Q sculpture
Built for Her Body

She rests easy.
Because what's inside
is right.

Every Queen Heart recipe is built on the biology of the adult cat. Real meat. The micronutrients she needs. The hydration she misses in a dry-only diet.

Key Nutrients

The Royal Six.

Six nutritional pillars that every Queen Heart recipe is designed around.

Taurine

For Heart and Vision

An amino acid that cats cannot synthesize in adequate amounts. Critical for cardiac muscle function and retinal health. Every Queen Heart pouch is fortified to Fediaf recommended levels.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

For Coat and Brain

EPA and DHA support a glossy coat, healthy skin, reduced inflammation, and cognitive function. Our Salmon recipe is naturally rich. The others are supplemented.

Animal Protein

For Muscle and Energy

Cats need 35 to 40% of their dry-matter intake from protein, primarily of animal origin. Every Queen Heart recipe leads with a single, named protein source.

Vitamins A, D, E

For Immunity and Skin

Fat-soluble vitamins essential for immune function, bone health, and antioxidant defense. Carefully balanced to meet Fediaf adult cat requirements.

High Moisture

For Urinary Health

Approximately 78% moisture per pouch helps maintain hydration and supports urinary tract health in a way that dry food alone cannot match.

Minerals, Balanced

For Bones and Teeth

Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and others. Balanced to the precise ratios that adult cats need, never over-supplemented, never under-supplied.

Standards

Formulated to Fediaf.

Fediaf is the European Pet Food Industry Federation. Its Nutritional Guidelines are the scientific gold standard for complete and balanced pet food in the EU. Every Queen Heart recipe is built around them.

I.

Fediaf Complete

Formulated to meet 100% of an adult cat's daily nutritional needs in a single product. No supplementation required.

II.

EU Manufacturing

Produced under strict European Union pet food regulations. Full traceability from raw ingredient to sealed pouch.

III.

Laboratory Tested

Every production batch is tested for nutritional composition and microbiological safety before it leaves the facility.

IV.

Veterinarian Reviewed

Recipes developed and reviewed in consultation with feline nutrition specialists. Science, not marketing.

Quality & Safety

Made With Care,
Checked at Every Step.

Pet food made in the EU is subject to some of the strictest food-safety regulations in the world. Queen Heart is manufactured to those standards and then held to a few more of our own.

EU Regulatory Compliance

Produced in Lithuania, in an EU facility operating under applicable EU pet food safety, hygiene, and traceability regulations, including Regulation (EC) No 767/2009, Regulation (EC) No 183/2005, and Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

BRC & IFS Food Certified

The Lithuanian production site is certified to BRCGS and IFS Food, two of the most rigorous food-safety standards in Europe. The same kind of certification you would expect of a facility making food for people, applied to food we make for cats.

Tested at Every Step

Raw materials are checked for origin and composition before they enter production. Finished pouches are tested for nutritional balance and microbiological safety. Nothing leaves the facility unless it meets specification.

Independent Nutritional Oversight

Recipes are developed and reviewed with input from independent feline nutrition specialists, including consultation with the Dutch Institute of Animal Nutrition. Science is checked by people whose job it is to check the science.

Traceability from Batch to Bowl

Every pouch carries a batch code linked to its raw ingredient sources, production line, date, and laboratory results. Full supply-chain visibility, end to end.

Typical Analysis

The Numbers Behind the Throne.

Analytical ConstituentPer 85g Pouch
Crude Protein10.0%
Crude Fat5.0%
Crude Fibre0.5%
Crude Ash2.5%
Moisture78.0%
Added Taurine1500 mg/kg
Metabolisable Energy~70 kcal

Indicative values. Exact composition varies by recipe. Full ingredients and analytical constituents are listed on every pack.

Good nutrition is not a marketing claim. It is a science, a craft, and a daily duty owed to every cat who eats from our hand.

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