{"topic_id":"eu_reg_2020_354_entry_15","category":"eu-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: eu_reg_2020_354_entry_15\ncategory: EU-REG-2020-354-PARNUT\ntitle: PARNUT Entry 15 - Nutritional restoration, convalescence\nlang: en\nsource: reg_2020_354_parnuts.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 306\nextra: {\"entry_number\": 15, \"parnut_category\": \"Nutritional restoration, convalescence (Dogs, Cats)\"}\nsource_document: \"EU Regulation (EU) 2020/354 — Parnut (particular nutritional uses) — Regulation (EU) 2020/354\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"European Union (European Commission / EFSA)\"\n  title: \"PARNUT Entry 15 - Nutritional restoration, convalescence\"\n  url: \"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32020R0354\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-18\"\n  ref: \"Regulation (EU) 2020/354\"\n  doc_type: \"official PDF\"\n  needs_review: false\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:eu-law\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# PARNUT Entry 15: Nutritional restoration, convalescence (5)\n\n**Particular nutritional purpose**: Nutritional restoration, convalescence (5)\n\n**Species or category of animal**: Dogs, Cats\n\n### Dogs\n\n- **Essential nutritional characteristics**: Highly digestible ingredients with energy density ≥ 3 520 kcal and crude protein ≥ 250 g per kg of complete feed with a moisture level 12 % (2)\n- **Recommended length of time**: Until restoration is achieved\n- **Labelling declarations**: — Highly digestible ingredient sources including their treatment, if appropriate — Energy value\n- **Other provisions**: 1. Recommended apparent digestibility of Dry Matter ≥ 80 % or of Organic Matter ≥ 85 %. 2. In the case of feed specially presented to be given via tubing, indicate on the package, container or label: ‘Administration under veterinary supervision.’ 3. The labelling may indicate the specific circumstance(s) the dietetic feed is intended for. 4. Indicate on the labelling: ‘High energy density, high concentrations of essential nutrients and highly digestible ingredients’\n\n### Cats\n\n- **Essential nutritional characteristics**: Highly digestible ingredients with energy density ≥ 3520 kcal and crude protein ≥ 270 g per kg of complete feed with a moisture level 12 % (2)\n- **Recommended length of time**: Until restoration is achieved\n- **Labelling declarations**: — Highly digestible ingredient sources including their treatment, if appropriate — Energy value\n\n**Source**: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354, Annex, Part B, entry 15 — EUR-Lex consolidated version 2025-04-22 (CELEX:02020R0354).\n","sources":["European Union (European Commission / EFSA) — PARNUT Entry 15 - Nutritional restoration, convalescence (retrieved 2026-07-18)"],"source":{"authority":"European Union (European Commission / EFSA)","title":"PARNUT Entry 15 - Nutritional restoration, convalescence","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32020R0354","retrieved":"2026-07-18","ref":"Regulation (EU) 2020/354","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"EU Regulation (EU) 2020/354 — Parnut (particular nutritional uses) — Regulation (EU) 2020/354","verification_file":"reg_2020_354_parnuts.pdf"},"source_document":"EU Regulation (EU) 2020/354 — Parnut (particular nutritional uses) — Regulation (EU) 2020/354","source_file":"reg_2020_354_parnuts.pdf","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":348,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}