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Do animals benefit from cooked food the same way we do?

Since eating cooked food is regarded as one of the important events that lead to us developing higher intelligence through better digestion and extraction of nutrients, does this effect also extend to other animals in any shape?
gpt
The short answer is - yes. Cooking food makes it easier to digest and absorb nutrients, which is why human ancestors began doing it. As a result of cooked food you don't need massive stomachs like the bovines have, or have to eat large quantities of meat like carnivores. Animals also benefit from the increase digestibility of cooked foods.

The long answer is - too long for me to get into, but basically there is a complex interaction on what animals have adapated to eat and cooking food. A cow can't eat boiled grass for instance and a lion will have problems with chared and burnt meats, birds which eat fruit, seeds, nuts and fish will also have problems with any of these being cooked. And while it's easier for the body to absorb nutrients froom cooked food, some nutrients are lost in cooking and need to be made up via a varied diet or supplements. Omnivores are best suited for cooked food but not all cooked food is the same and animals that aren't adapted to eating it cooked or have very specific food requirments (as opposed to humans who will eat most of everything) will not benefit.