This vs. That: Whole Ground Turkey vs. Turkey PMR

This vs. That: Whole Ground Turkey vs. Turkey PMR

Turkey is a customer favorite at My Pet Carnivore! 🦃 Unfortunately, it’s also one of our trickiest products to forecast.

Because we only receive whole turkeys once a year, we have to plan far in advance and estimate how much our growing community will need for the year. With the challenges of avian flu earlier this year—and the fact that our MPC family continues to grow—our forecast was a bit off this time around.

But don’t worry. We have a plan. 💪

While we wait for our Whole Ground Turkey to return (late October–November), our processor has created a Turkey PMR for us—so we can keep this popular protein in rotation for your carnivores!


Whole Ground Turkey: Mother Nature’s Recipe

Like all of our whole grinds, Whole Ground Turkey contains the entire turkey (minus feathers, stomach, and intestines). This means your carnivore gets the full spectrum of bone, organ, and muscle meat in one convenient product.

  • Organs included? Yes—all of them!

  • Bone variety? Yes—from every edible bone in the turkey.

  • Muscle meat variety? Absolutely.

It’s the most natural, complete way to offer turkey to your pet.

Guaranteed Analysis (Whole Ground Turkey):

  • Crude Protein (min)....16%

  • Crude Fat (min)..........14%

  • Crude Fiber (max).......0%

  • Moisture (max)...........70%


Turkey PMR: The Next-Best Thing

Our new Turkey PMR is a carefully formulated blend designed to mimic a whole turkey as closely as possible.

It’s made from:

  • Turkey legs

  • Turkey wings

  • Turkey gizzards

  • Turkey livers

This blend still offers great nutrition and variety, just without every organ and bone that comes with the whole bird.

Guaranteed Analysis (Turkey PMR):

  • Crude Protein (min)....16%

  • Crude Fat (min)..........6%

  • Crude Fiber (max).......0%

  • Moisture (max)...........75%


The Side-by-Side Difference

Feature Whole Ground Turkey Turkey PMR
Composition Entire turkey minus feathers, stomach & intestines Blend of legs, wings, gizzards & livers
Organ variety All organs present Limited to gizzards & livers
Bone variety All edible bones Primarily wings & legs
Fat content Higher (14%) Lower (6%)
Moisture content 70% 75%

Which Should You Choose?

Both options are great—but Whole Ground Turkey will always be our gold standard. It’s the closest thing to what Mother Nature intended, with the full range of nutrients from every part of the turkey.

That said, our Turkey PMR is an excellent stand-in for now and helps keep turkey variety in your pet’s rotation until we restock whole ground later this fall.

🦃 Whole Ground Turkey should return late October to November.
Until then, the Turkey PMR is available now while supplies last!


Want to add turkey to your carnivore’s bowl?
👉 Shop Turkey PMR →

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