nutrients

Some nutrients are probably cheaper to get from animals, but I am curious what nutrients can only come from animals.

This is because it's potent with Phytic acid which binds to other nutrients and turn them into waste.

You have to work damned hard to get the same nutrients that are readily available in animal products.

Wouldn't any technique that washes/leaches arsenic from rice also remove similar amounts of nutrients like essential vitamins and minerals?

The statement in the article that they take no other nutrients is patently false and poor writing.

It's possible to formulate the meals yourself, but it's hard to get the nutrients right.

The nutrients from traditional broth is now generally substituted with an MSG-based stock for flavoring.

Your source doesn't even agree with the assertion that the nutrients can only be animal-derived (at least for some of them).

It's a list of nutrients that are rarely (or never) found in plant foods.

But how can I, when those nutrients can selectively feed or attack the tumors according to nih.gov!

It's true there are certain nutrients a cat needs from animals though.

I'm realistic in the sense that some importation may be necessary, in fact nature moves nutrients via animals, wind, etc.

It takes me back to the whole issue with processed dog foods -- kibble, while even the most expensive brands claim to be "nutritionally complete", miss the fact that dogs cannot process/absorb the many nutrients within (and why their waste is...