Friskies Seafood Sensations Dry Cat Food With Flavors of Salmon, Tuna & Shrimp vs Royal Canin Digestive Care

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The scores

Friskies Seafood Sensations Dry Cat Food With Flavors of Salmon, Tuna & Shrimp

56

Mediocre · Confidence A

Royal Canin Digestive Care

35

Poor · Confidence A

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Pillar by pillar

Weighted pillar contributions from each product's stored score — nutritional adequacy, ingredient quality, additives & processing, transparency.

MetricFriskiesRoyal Canin
Nutritional adequacy3525
Ingredient quality618
Additives & processing1020
Transparency66

Guaranteed analysis

As printed on each label; dry-matter protein removes the moisture so wet and dry read on the same basis.

MetricFriskiesRoyal Canin
Protein30%36%
Fat11%13%
Fiber3%4.8%
Moisture12%7.5%
Protein (dry-matter)34.1%38.9%

First five ingredients

Friskies

  1. Ground yellow corn
  2. corn protein meal
  3. poultry by-product meal
  4. soybean meal
  5. animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols

Royal Canin

  1. Brewers rice
  2. chicken by-product meal
  3. wheat gluten
  4. soy protein isolate
  5. chicken fat

Flags on the label

Friskies

  • Unnamed animal ingredient ("poultry by-product")
  • corn is the 1st ingredient in a dry cat food
  • Synthetic vitamin K3 — questioned safety margin vs natural K sources
  • Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped

Royal Canin

  • No taurine in the ingredient list or guarantee (cat food)

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