What is the difference between regular cat food and cat treats that makes cats love treats so much?

CircusDelux: What is the difference between regular cat food and cat treats that makes cats love treats so much?
Why don’t they make cat treats into just regular cat food if cats love that so much? Is it perhaps fat content or something?

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Answer by temperance
It’s the same as with people food, the bad stuff tastes better than the good. There is more fat and less nutrition in the treats.

Answer by queenjeanarlene
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By JCK 4 years ago.
My husband picked up a pack of treats, $ 3 for 3oz so they’re not cheap. It’s ‘Grilled Salmon Flavor” and the ingredients are: Ground wheat, chicken meal, corn gluten meal, rice, chicken fat and flavor. There isn’t much nutrition in here and it’s mostly filler (wheat and corn) that the cat can’t digest. Yes, the cat loves them. I use Fancy Feast dry as a treat. It’s better quality than the pack of treats and less expensive (less than $ 3 for 1lb). The cat loves them too.

For regular cat food, I feed my cat Innova Evo. It’s high protein, low carbohydrate, and doesn’t have any grains. There’s a huge difference in it’s nutritional value compared to the treats.

A cat treat is like a dessert. It tastes good and generally has many calories and not much nutritional value. Using a treat as a reward is fine, just be careful it’s not too much too often.
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Askers Rating: Askers Comment: Eek! it’s funny because I have looked at the ingredients but didn’t think about it.. i hate giving my cat grains

Answer by lexi
it will just make ur cat fat

Answer by Lorelei C
Some cat treats contain stuff to clean the teeth.

Answer by John M
why do you like candy?
Cause it tastes better than cardboard. Same thing with
cats. If it tastes better than gravel would you eat it? Damn Skippy you would.