Cat Food Comparison

Cat Food Comparison Chart

( I have new information to add here and I will be getting back to this page after I finish updating the kitty information section)

Published September 2007

The nutritional requirements of a breeding or show cat is undeniably greater than that of the average lap cat. It follows therefore, that one of the most important decisions a cat breeder makes is the choice of food to give to the felines in their breeding p

Below is a series of charts comparing the ingredients of the most popular cat foods*. The Ingredient list includes percentages of primary food types and the 1st-8th ingredients in the order listed on the packaging.

Remember, ingredients do not reflect palatability or tastiness of the food. The best food for your cats' specific needs is useless if they won't eat it.

The Ingredients of Different Brands of Dry Cat Foods was taken from labels and information from the producers web site.

Pat Townsend

Most of the foods listed here has made changes to their ingredients since 2002. Those that have not are marked (NC) No Change

Type	Kitten (NC)	Adult (NC)	Kitten	Type
Brand	Eukanuba Kitten	Iams Cat	Iams Kitten	Brand
Protein %	36	32	34	Protein %
Fat %	22	21	22	Fat %
Fiber %	2.5	3	3	Fiber %
Moisture %	10	10	10	Moisture %
Ash %	7	6.5	7	Ash %
Magnesium %	0.095	0.095	0.095	Magnesium %
Taurine %	0.17	0.15	0.16	Taurine %
1st	Chicken	Chicken	Chicken	1st
Ingredient	Chicken	Chicken	Chicken	Ingredient
2nd	Chicken Liver	Chicken By-Products Meal	Chicken By-Products Meal	2nd
3rd	Chicken	Corn Grits	Corn Grits	3rd
3rd	By-Products	Corn Grits	Corn Grits	3rd
4th	Brewer's Rice	Corn Meal	Ground Whole	4th
4th	Brewer's Rice	Corn Meal	Grain Sorghum	4th
5th	Fish Meal	Ground Whole Grain Sorghum	Chicken Fat w/mixed tocopherols	5th
6th	Corn Grits	Fish Meal	Fish Meal	6th
7th	Chicken By-Products	Chicken Fat w/mixed tocopherols	Corn Meal	7th
8th	Chicken Fat	Dried Beet Pulp	Dried Egg Product	8th
Brand	Eukanuba Kitten	Iams Cat	Iams Kitten	Brand

Type	Adult/Persian	Kitten 34	Kitten	Type
Brand	Royal Canin	Royal Canin	Purina ProPlan Total Care	Brand
Protein %	34	34	40	Protein %
Fat %	20	20	18	Fat %
Fiber %	2.5	3.7	3	Fiber %
Moisture %	8	9	12	Moisture %
Ash %	6.5	?	?	Ash %
Magnesium %	0.08	0.09	?	Magnesium %
Taurine %	?	0.2	0.18	Taurine %
1st	Meat Meal and Poultry By-Products	Chicken meal	Chicken	1st
Ingredient	Meat Meal and Poultry By-Products	Chicken meal	Chicken	Ingredient
2nd	Maize Flour	Rice	Chicken by-product Meal	2nd
3rd	Poultry Fat	Corn Gluten Meal	Corn Gluten	3rd
3rd	Poultry Fat	Corn Gluten Meal	Meal	3rd
4th	Maize	Corn	Brewers Rice	4th
5th	Poultry Liver	Chicken fat w/rosemary extract and citric acid	Beff Tallow w/ Vit E	5th
6th	Fish Meal	Chicken	Soybean Meal	6th
7th	Brewer's Yeast	Dried Egg Product	Whole Grain Corn	7th
8th	Beet Pulp	Natural Chicken Flavor	Poultry by-product Meal	8th
Brand	Royal Canin	Royal Canin	Purina ProPlan Total Care	Brand

Type	Kitten	Kitten	Kitten	Type
Brand	Science Diet Feline Growth	NEW to the list Science Diet Nature's Best Kitten	Purina Kitten Chow	Brand
Protein %	33	35	40	Protein %
Fat %	23	22	12.5	Fat %
Fiber %	3	2	4	Fiber %
Moisture %	10	10	12	Moisture %
Ash %	6.5	8	?	Ash %
Magnesium %	0.11	?	?	Magnesium %
Taurine %	0.1	0.1	0.125	Taurine %
1st	Poultry	Corn Gluten Meall	Poultry by-product meal	1st
Ingredient	By-Products Meal	Corn Gluten Meall	Poultry by-product meal	Ingredient
2nd	Ground Corn	Animal Fat w/tocopherols	Brewers rice	2nd
3rd	Animal Fat (BHA. ETC)	Turkey Meal	Corn Gluten Meal	3rd
4th	Corn Gluten Meal	Ground wheat	Soy Flour	4th
5th	Chicken Liver Digest	brewers rice	Beef Tallow w/Vit E	5th
6th	Dried egg Product	Soybean Meal	fish meal	6th
7th	Soy Bean Mill Run	dried egg product	Brewers dried yeast	7th
8th	Potassium Chloride	Ocean fish	Wheat Flour	8th
Brand	Science Diet Feline Growth	Science Diet Nature's Best Kitten	Purina Kitten Chow	Brand

Type	Kitten/Adult		Kitten/Adult	Type
Brand	Nutro Max Gourmet Classics Kitten	Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Kitten	New to the list EVO Cat/Kitten Food NO GRAINS	Brand
Protein %	34	35	50	Protein %
Fat %	20	21	22	Fat %
Fiber %	3	3	2	Fiber %
Moisture %	10	10	10	Moisture %
Ash %	7	7	?	Ash %
Magnesium %	?	?	0.1	Magnesium %
Taurine %	0.16	0.18	0.2	Taurine %
1st	Chicken meal	Chicken Meal	Turkey	1st
Ingredient	Chicken meal	Chicken Meal	Turkey	Ingredient
2nd	Corn Gluten Meal	Ground Rice	Chicken Meal	2nd
3rd	Wheat Flour	Corn Gluten Meal	Chicken	3rd
4th	Poultry Fat w/ ethoxyquin	Poultry fat w/vit e	Herring Meal	4th
5th	Ground Rice	Natural Flavor	Chicken Fat (Vit.E&C)	5th
6th	Natural Flavors	Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal	Potatoes	6th
7th	Beet Pulp	oat Fiber	Egg	7th
8th	Lamb Meal	Sunflower oil	Turkey Meal	8th
Brand	Nutro Max Kitten	Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Kitten	EVO Cat/Kitten Food NO GRAINS	Brand

Type	Kitten	Kitten/CAT	Kitten/Adult	Type
Brand	Maxximum	Innova Cat & Kitten	AVODERM	Brand
	Nutrition Chicken		Natural Chicken &
	& Rice Formula		Herring Kitten/cat
Protein %	36	36	32	Protein %
Fat %	22	20	20	Fat %
Fiber %	2.5	2.5	3	Fiber %
Moisture %	12	10	10	Moisture %
Ash %	8.8	5.98	5.5	Ash %
Magnesium %	0.11	0.1	0.095	Magnesium %
Taurine %	0.17	0.3	0.15	Taurine %
1st	Chicken	Turkey	Chicken Meal	1st
Ingredient	Chicken	Turkey	Chicken Meal	Ingredient
2nd	Chicken Meal	Chicken Meal	Ground Yellow Corn	2nd
3rd	Brewers Rice	Chicken	Corn Gluten Meal	3rd
4th	Fish Meal	Potatoes	Whole Wheat	4th
5th	Corn Gluten Meal	Egg	Chicken Fat	5th
6th	Beef Tallow preserved with mixed tocoperols	Barley	Herring Meal	6th
7th	Corn Meal	Chicken Fat	Dried Chicory Root	7th
8th	Egg Product	Rice	Dried Beet Pulp	8th
Brand	Maxximum	Innova Cat & Kitten	AVODERM Chicken & Herring Kitten/Cat	Brand
	Nutrition Chicken
	& Rice Formula