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Overview

Purina Cat Chow Complete Dry Cat Food is a below average dry cat food. It does contain chicken, which is a quality ingredient. It also has a sufficient amount of protein. However, it contains too few fats and way too many carbohydrates.

Also, be careful if your cat has food sensitivities or allergies. Complete Dry Cat Food contains beef fat, corn gluten meal, fish meal, ground yellow corn and soy flour, which are potential allergens. Another ingredient included in this dry cat food that some cat guardians may find questionable is rice.

Life Stages

Complete Dry Cat Food is suitable for cats in all stages of life, according to its manufacturer.

Nutritional Analysis

Moisture12 %
Protein*36.4 %
Fats*13.6 %
Fiber*3.4 %
Ash*2.6 %
Carbs*44 %
* on a dry matter basis

Compared to other dry foods in our Cat Food Database, Complete Dry Cat Food contains:

  • an average amount of protein,
  • an average amount of fats,
  • an average amount of fiber,
  • an average amount of ash,
  • and an average amount of carbohydrates.

Caloric Content

Complete Dry Cat Food contains approximately 380.1 calories per 100 grams, or 107.8 calories per ounce. This is an average amount of calories compared to other dry foods in our database.

How many calories your cat needs depends on her age, size and activity level. If you want to know exactly how many calories your cat needs, please checkout our Cat Food Calculator. If you need more information on a healthy diet and weight management tips for cats, read our Complete Guide To Feline Nutrition.

Complete Dry Cat Food

Protein

The protein content of this cat food is low, but still sufficient to sustain your cat. Consider combining it with an alternative that is higher in protein.

Fats

This cat food does not contain enough fat for a healthy cat to maintain its body mass. Only choose this product as an occasional treat, or if your cat needs to lose some weight.

Carbs

The amount of carbs in this food is simply too high. If your cat eats too much of this, she runs a real risk of becoming obese or even diabetic. Balance it out with other, low-carb options, or choose another food entirely.

Ingredients

Quality IngredientsQuestionable IngredientsAllergens
chickencorn gluten meal
ground yellow corn
rice
soy flour		beef fat
corn gluten meal
fish meal
ground yellow corn
soy flour

Full list of ingredients

Chicken by-product meal, ground yellow corn, corn gluten meal, whole grain wheat, rice, soy flour, beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, chicken, fish meal, liver flavor, phosphoric acid, calcium carbonate, salt, potassium chloride, choline chloride, MINERALS [zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], taurine, VITAMINS [Vitamin E supplement, niacin (Vitamin B-3), Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), riboflavin supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), folic acid (Vitamin B-9), Vitamin D-3 supplement, biotin (Vitamin B-7), menadione sodium bisulfite complex (Vitamin K)], DL-Methionine, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 2.

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