FACTS ONLY:

"Natural" & "Premium"  vs. AWARD WINNING Azmira Holistic Animal Care >  DRY CAT FOOD Comparisons

ITEM or INGREDIENT

Azmira Classic Cat

Innova

Precise

Lick Your Chops

Nature's Recipe

IAMS

Eukanuba

Nutro MAX

Nutro Natural

Petsmart Authority

Solid Gold Katz-n-Flocken

Wellness

Felidae

Owner is PhD. Nutritionist

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

All brands listed use

Ingredient Certification

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

"natural" vitamin E preservative:

TRAINED Support Staff

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

this is usually what "natural"

Fresh Barrier Packaging

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES / NO

YES

NO

actually means in the pet food

Apprx. COST per DAY

$0.18

$0.35

$0.42

$0.49

$0.84

$0.39

$0.51

$0.53

$0.71

$0.59

$0.68

$0.77

$0.47

industry -- free of chemical

Daily Ration - 10 lb. cat

1/4 CUP

1/2 + cups

1/2 + cups

1/2 + cups

5/8 cup

2/3 cup

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

2/3 cup

2/3 cup

1 CUP

2/3 CUP

1/2 CUP

preservatives! Used for marketing,

PROVEN pH % LISTED

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES

YES

NO

this term easily hides mediocre

First Ingredient Listed

Chicken Turkey (combo) Meal

Turkey

Chicken Meal

Poultry Meal

Chicken BY-PRODUCT Meal - yuck!

Chicken

Chicken

Chicken Meal

Chicken Meal

Chicken Meal

Lamb

Chicken

Chicken Meal

ingredients that can be used

Whole Meat (water weight)

NONE !

2 types

NONE

NONE

NONE

Chicken

Chicken By-Product

NONE

NONE

Chicken & Chicken Digest

Lamb

Chicken & Chicken Liver

NONE

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