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Overview

Purina Cat Chow Gentle Dry Cat Food is a below average dry cat food. It does contain turkey, 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. Gentle Dry Cat Food contains beef fat, corn gluten meal, ground whole wheat, ground yellow corn, soy flour and soybean hulls, which are potential allergens. Other ingredients included in this dry cat food that some cat guardians may find questionable are rice and turkey by-product meal.

Life Stages

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

Diets & Conditions

Gentle Dry Cat Food is suitable for cats with the following condition or dietary requirement:

Nutritional Analysis

Moisture12 %
Protein*38.6 %
Fats*12.5 %
Fiber*5.7 %
Ash*0 %
Carbs*43.2 %
* on a dry matter basis

Compared to other dry foods in our Cat Food Database, Gentle 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

Gentle Dry Cat Food contains approximately 350.4 calories per 100 grams, or 99.3 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.

Gentle 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
turkeycorn gluten meal
ground whole wheat
ground yellow corn
rice
soy flour
soybean hulls
turkey by-product meal		beef fat
corn gluten meal
ground whole wheat
ground yellow corn
soy flour
soybean hulls

Full list of ingredients

Turkey by-product meal, corn gluten meal, ground yellow corn, soy flour, rice, beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, chicken by-product meal, ground whole wheat, turkey, liver flavor, powdered cellulose, soybean hulls, inulin, phosphoric acid, natural flavor, salt, calcium carbonate, choline chloride, potassium chloride, 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)], MINERALS [zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite].

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