Friskies Surfin’ & Turfin’ Favorites Dry Cat Food With Flavors of Chicken, Whitefish, Salmon & Filet Mignon vs Meow Mix Original Choice
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The scores
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Pillar by pillar
Weighted pillar contributions from each product's stored score — nutritional adequacy, ingredient quality, additives & processing, transparency.
| Metric | Meow Mix | Friskies |
|---|---|---|
| Nutritional adequacy | 35 | 35 |
| Ingredient quality | 13 | 6 |
| Additives & processing | 6 | 10 |
| Transparency | 6 | 6 |
Guaranteed analysis
As printed on each label; dry-matter protein removes the moisture so wet and dry read on the same basis.
| Metric | Meow Mix | Friskies |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 30% | 30% |
| Fat | 11% | 11% |
| Fiber | 4% | 3% |
| Moisture | 12% | 12% |
| Protein (dry-matter) | 34.1% | 34.1% |
First five ingredients
Meow Mix
- Ground Corn
- Chicken By-Product Meal
- Soybean Meal
- Corn Protein Meal
- Beef Tallow (Mixed Tocopherols Used As A Preservative)
Friskies
- Ground yellow corn
- chicken by-product meal
- soybean meal
- corn protein meal
- beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols
Flags on the label
Meow Mix
- corn is the 1st ingredient in a dry cat food
- Preservative under long-running FDA scrutiny; widely abandoned by premium brands
- Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped
Friskies
- Unnamed animal ingredient ("meat and bone meal")
- 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
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Bowlmark. "Meow Mix Original Choice vs Friskies Surfin’ & Turfin’ Favorites Dry Cat Food With Flavors of Chicken, Whitefish, Salmon & Filet Mignon." https://www.bowlmark.com/compare/friskies-surfin-and-turfin-favorites-dry-cat-food-with-flavors-of-chicken-whitefish-salmon-and-filet-mignon-vs-meow-mix-original-choice
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