Cat Food: Reviews

Updated October 2012

Cat owners are particular about what they feed their beloved pets. These are the canned, dry and raw cat foods that experts and cat owners alike say are the very best ones.

Halo Spot's Stew Wholesome Chicken Recipe

Best canned cat food

*Est. $1.60 for a 5.5-oz. can

Estimated Price

Halo Spot's Stew Wholesome Chicken Recipe looks remarkably like a home-cooked stew for people. Experts say its chunks of butcher-quality meat are great for cats.

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Natural Balance Indoor Cat Formula

Best-value canned cat food

*Est. $1.20 for a 6-oz. can

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Natural Balance Indoor Cat Formula includes some cost-cutting grain. But it also has lots of premium-quality meat -- at a cheaper-than-premium price.

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Trader Joe's Chicken, Turkey and Rice Dinner

Supermarket canned cat food

*Est. 60 cents for a 5.5-oz. can

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With no byproducts and nothing artificial, Trader Joe's Chicken, Turkey and Rice Dinner and other flavors offer near-premium quality. The value is hard to beat as it sells for around half of comparable foods.

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Evo Turkey and Chicken Formula

Best dry cat food

*Est. $22 for a 6.6-lb. bag

Estimated Price

Although some experts say cats need wet food, too, Evo Turkey and Chicken Formula's grain-free, natural ingredients make it the best dry you can buy.

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Natural Balance Original Ultra

Best-value dry cat food

*Est. $16 for a 6-lb. bag

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Natural Balance Original Ultra gets high marks for offering premium-quality ingredients at an affordable price. Some reviewers wish for more meat and less grain, however.

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Newman's Own Organics Chicken and Brown Rice

Organic cat food

*Est. $1.40 for a 5.5-oz. can

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Newman's Own Organics Chicken and Brown Rice uses USDA organic, "human-grade" ingredients. It costs a little more than some comparable cat foods, but all profits go to animal charities.

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Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Chicken Formula

Frozen raw cat food

*Est. $16 for a 3-lb. bag

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Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Chicken Formula packs a wild feline's diet into a nutritionally complete, easy-to-feed raw food that's pressure-pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria.

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