http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/03/02/pet-food-labels.aspxBy Steve Brown and Beth Taylor Pet food regulations do not allow the word carbohydrate on the label. Human foods are required to list carbohydrates on the label, however. This major difference makes it difficult to evaluate foods for dogs and cats. ThatenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)