This is a table representing nutritional analysis comparison on dry commercial cat foods.
Please read the article on our Diet and Health page-
If you have a label that I don't, please email me so that it can be included.
| Type | Kit/Adult | Adult | Adult | Kit | Kit | Adult | Kit/Adult | Type |
| Brand | Innova Feline | Eukanuba Chicken & Rice | Eukanuba Lamb & Rice | Eukanuba kitten | Science Diet Feline Growth | Iams Cat | Iams Kitten | Brand |
| Protein | 36 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 34 | Protein |
| Fat | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | Fat |
| Fiber | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Fiber |
| Moisture | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Moisture |
| Ash | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6.5 | 6,5 | 7 | Ash |
| Mg | .1 | .1 | .096 | .095 | .11 | .095 | .1 | Mg |
| Taurine | ? | .16 | .16 | .17 | ? | .15 | .16 | Taurine |
| 1st | Turkey | Chicken | Lamb | Chicken | Poultry by-prod meal | Chicken | Chicken | 1st |
| 2nd | Chicken meal | Chicken liver | Beef liver | Chicken liver | Ground corn | Chicken by-prod meal | Chicken by-prod meal | 2nd |
| 3rd | Chicken | Chicken by- product meal | Catfish | Chicken by-prod meal | Animal fat (BHA, ETC) | Corn grits | Corn grits | 3rd |
| 4th | Whole steamed potatoes | Rice flour | Chicken by- product meal | Brewer's rice | Corn gluten meal | Corn meal | Ground whole grain sorghum | 4th |
| 5th | Whole eggs | Chicken by-product | Rice flour | Fishmeal | Dried whole eggs | Ground whole grain sorghum | Chicken fat w/mixed tocopherols | 5th |
| 6th | Whole ground barley | Fish meal | Fish meal | Corn grits | Chicken liver digest | Fish meal | Corn meal | 6th |
| 7th | Chicken fat (vit.E&C) | Corn grits | Corn grits | Chicken by-prod | Soy bean mill run | Chicken fat w/mixed tocopherols | Fish meal | 7th |
| 8th | Ground white rice | Chicken fat | Animal fat w/ mixed tocopheros | Chicken fat | Potassium chloride | Dried beet pulp | Dried egg product | 8th |
| Brand | Innova Feline | Eukanuba Chicken & Rice | Eukanuba Lamb & Rice | Eukanuba kitten | Science Diet Feline Growth | Iams Cat | Iams Kitten | Brand |
| Type | Kitten | Adult | Adult | Adult | Adult | Kitten, pregnant or nursing queens | Adult | Type |
| Brand | Purina Kitten Chow | Purina Cat Chow | Purina Cat Chow Senior | Purina
One Salmon & Tuna
|
Purina One Special | Purina One Growth & Development | Purina One Senior Protection Formula | Brand |
| Protein | 40 | 31.5 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 40 | 36 | Protein |
| Fat | 12.5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 12.5 | 18 | 13 | Fat |
| Fiber | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | Fiber |
| Moisture | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | Moisture |
| Ash | 1.2 | 1.1 | ? | 1 | 6.2 | ? | ? | Ash |
| Mg | ? | ? | ? | ? | .08 | ? | ? | Mg |
| Taurine | .125 | .125 | .125 | .15 | .15 | ? | .15 | Taurine |
| 1st | Poultry by-product meal | Poultry by-product meal | Poultry by-product meal | Poultry by-product Meal | Corn gluten meal | Chicken | Chicken | 1st |
| 2nd | rice flower | ground yellow corn | whole grain wheat | Ground yellow corn | ground yellow corn | Chicken by-product meal | Brewer's rice | 2nd |
| 3rd | corn gluten meal | wheat flower | corn gluten meal | brewer's rice | chicken | soy flour | poultry by-product meal | 3rd |
| 4th | wheat flower | corn gluten meal | soy flour | soybean meal | brewer's rice | corn gluten meal | corn gluten meal | 4th |
| 5th | beef tallow w/mixed tocopherous | soybean meal | corn meal | corn gluten meal | wheat flour | brewer's rice | soybean meal | 5th |
| 6th | soybean meal | brewer's rice | brewer's rice | salmon | beef tallow w/mixed tocopherols | beef tallow w/mixed tocopherols | beef tallow w/mixed tocopherols | 6th |
| 7th | ground yellow corn | beef tallow w/mixed tocopherols | beef tallow w/mixed tocopherols | tuna | egg product | Corn meal | corn meal | 7th |
| 8th | fish meal | fish meal | soybean hulls | beef tallow w/mixed tocopherols | phosphoric acid | fish meal | fish meal | 8th |
| Brand | Purina Kitten Chow | Purina Cat Chow | Purina Senior Cat | Purina One Salmon & Tuna | Purina One Special | Purina One Growth & Development | Purina One Senior Protection | Brand |
| Type | Adult | Kit | Kitten | Adult | Adult | Adult | Adult | Kitten | Adult | Adult | Kitten | Type | |
| Brand | Excel Cat | Excel Kitten | Maxximum Nutrition Chicken & Rice Formula | Royal Canin Indoor 27 Formula | Royal Canin Adult 32 | Royal Canin Special 33 | Royal Canin Hair & Skin 33 | Royal Canin Slim 37 | Royal Canin Kitten 34 | Quality V.I.P. Nutrition for Cats | Premium Edge Adult Chicken & Rice | Premium Edge Kitten Chicken & Rice | Brand |
| Protein | 32 | 34 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | Protein |
| Fat | 21 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 9.5 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | Fat |
| Fiber | 3 | 3 | 2,5 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Fiber |
| Moisture | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Moisture |
| Ash | 7 | 7 | 8.8 | ? | ? | 6.5 | ? | 7 | ? | 6.5 | 6.0 | ? | Ash |
| Mg | 0,095 | 0,095 | 0,11 | .1 | .095 | .095 | .095 | .095 | .09 | .095 | .095 | ? | Mg |
| Taurine | ? | ? | 0,17 | .15 | .15 | .15 | .15 | .15 | .02 | ? | .15 | .15 | Taurine |
| 1st | Chicken meal | Chicken meal | Chicken | Chicken meal | Chicken meal | Chicken | Chicken meal | Chicken | Chicken meal | Chicken meal | Chicken | Chicken | 1st |
| 2nd | Chicken | Rice flour | Chicken meal | Brewer's rice | brewer's rice | Rice flour | chicken | Rice flour | Chicken | Turkey meal | Chicken meal | Chicken Meal | 2nd |
| 3rd | Rice flour | Chicken | Brewers rice | Chicken | Corn gluten meal | Chicken meal | chicken fat w/mixed tocopherols | chicken meal | Brewer's Rice | Whole brown rice | Rice flour | Whole grain brown rice | 3rd |
| 4th | Ground corn | Ground corn | Fish meal | Corn gluten meal | chicken | Chicken fat w/mixed ocopherols | corn gluten meal | corn gluten meal | Corn Gluten Meal | Brewer's rice | Oatmeal | Corn gluten meal | 4th |
| 5th | Chicken fat | Chicken fat | Corn gluten meal | corn | corn | Poultry meal | rice flour | brewer's rice | Chicken Fat | Corn | Chicken fat w/mixed tocoph. | Chicken fat w/mixed tocoph. | 5th |
| 6th | Beet pulp | Beet pulp | Beef tallow preserved with mixed tocoperols | Chicken fat | chicken fat w/mixed tocopherols | corn flour | corn | poultry meal | Corn Flower | Chicken fat | Corn gluten meal | Oatmeal | 6th |
| 7th | Spray dried whole eggs | Spray dried whole eggs | Corn meal | brown rice | pea fiber | corn gluten meal | pea fiber | pea fiber | Beat Pulp | Citric acid, ascopic acid | Flaxseed | Fishmeal | 7th |
| 8th | Brewers yeast | Brewers yeast | Egg product | pea fiber | beet pulp | beet pulp | beet pulp | beet pulp | Chicken Flabor | Beet pulp | Flaxseed | 8th | |
| Brand | Excel Cat | Excel Kitten | Maxximum Nutrition Chicken & Rice Formula | Royal Canin Indoor 27 Formula | Royal Canin Adult 32 | Royal Canin Adult 33 | Royal Canin Hair & Skin 33 | Royal Canin Slim 37 | Royal Canin Kitten 34 | Quality V.I.P. Nutrition for Cats | Premium Edge Adult formula for Cat | Premium Edge Kitten Chicken & Rice | Brand |
| Type | Adult | Kit | Adult | Adult | Adult/kitten | Kitten | Type |
| Brand | Sensible Choice Cat | Sensible Choice Kitten | Sensible Choice Adult | Prof. Adult Cat | Best in Show Power Food | ANF Tami Kitten | Brand |
| Protein | 30 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | Protein |
| Fat | 15 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 18 | Fat |
| Fiber | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2,5 | 3,8 | Fiber |
| Moisture | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Moisture |
| Ash | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6,5 | ? | 6,5 | Ash |
| Mg | .09 | .09 | .09 | 0,095 | ? | 0,1 | Mg |
| Taurine | ? | ? | 0,1 | ? | ? | Taurine | |
| 1st | Chicken meal | Chicken meal | Chicken Meal | Chicken by product meal | Chicken | Chicken meal | 1st |
| 2nd | Brewer's rice | Brewer's rice | Brewer's rice | Ground Corn | Chicken by-product | Corn | 2nd |
| 3rd | Rice flour | Rice flour | rice flour | Chicken fat | Herring meal | Chicken fat | 3rd |
| 4th | Chicken | Chicken | chicken | Wheat flour | Dried whole egg | Fish meal | 4th |
| 5th | Chicken fat | Chicken fat | chicken fat w/mixed tocopherols | Corn gluten meal | Barley | Corn gluten meal | 5th |
| 6th | Spray dried chicken liver | Powdered cellulose | powdered cellulose | Beet pulp | Brown rice | Whole dried eggs | 6th |
| 7th | Powdered cellulose | Spray dried chicken liver | natural flavor | Fish meal | White rice | Beet pulp | 7th |
| 8th | Chicken digest | Chicken digest | sodium bisulfate | Poultry digest | Chicken fat w/ mixed tocoph. | Poultry digest | 8th |
| Brand | Sensible Choice Cat | Sensible Choice Kitten | Sensible Choice Adult | Prof. Adult Cat | Best in Show Power Food | ANF Tami Kitten | Brand |
| Type | Kitten | Kit/Adult | Kit/Adult | All life stages | Type |
| Brand | Nutra Nuggets Prof. formula | Diamond Prof. Formula for Cats | Nutro Max Kitten | Natural Balance Ultra Premium | Brand |
| Protein | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | Protein |
| Fat | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | Fat |
| Fiber | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Fiber |
| Moisture | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Moisture |
| Ash | 6,5 | 6,5 | 7 | 6.5 | Ash |
| Mg | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,08 | .1 | Mg |
| Taurine | 0,1 | 0,1 | ? | .16 | Taurine |
| 1st | Chicken-by product meal | Chicken by- product meal | Chicken | Chicken | 1st |
| 2nd | Ground corn | Ground corn | Corn gluten meal | Chicken Meal | 2nd |
| 3rd | Wheat flour | Wheat flour | Wheat flour | Brown Rice | 3rd |
| 4th | Chicken fat w/ mixed tocoph. | Chicken fat w/mixed tocoph. | Ground rice | Duck | 4th |
| 5th | Corn gluten meal | Corn gluten meal | Poultry fat w/ ethoxyquin | Lamb Meal | 5th |
| 6th | Poultry digest | Poultry digest | Ground whole wheat | Potatos | 6th |
| 7th | Beet pulp | Beet pulp | Lamb meal | Chicken Fat w/tocopherols | 7th |
| 8th | Fish meal | Fish meal | Rice bran | Canola Oil | 8th |
| Brand | Nutra Nuggets Prof. formula | Diamond Prof. Formula for Cats | Nutro Max Kitten | Natural Balance Ultra Premium | Brand |
Portions of this chart were taken from http://members.tripod.com/ferretmagic/index.html
Many thanks to Camilla Englund for allowing me to borrow from, and adapt her work.