A recent study from China sought the opinions of 10 hungry cats to evaluate flavoring for pet foods. Cats have a much better sense of smell than people, and smell is important for enticing cats to eat. In addition, cats do not have taste receptors for “sweet,” so that is considered in planning cat food ingredients.
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