Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Indoor Adult Cat Chicken and Rice

*Est. 90 cents per 5.5-oz. can
Reviewed
February 2009
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Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Indoor Adult Cat Chicken and Rice

Pros
  • Good percentage of meat
  • Fewer and better grains
  • No animal byproducts
Cons
  • Lower ratings than premium brands
  • High number of user complaints

Reviews and label analysis indicate Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Indoor Adult Cat Chicken and Rice is a top choice among lower-cost canned cat foods. Most experts say cats have to eat more of the grain-laden inexpensive food than they would of the premium products that are mostly meat, so the cost winds up about the same. While it contains some grains, there's no corn, wheat or soy, and no byproducts. Anecdotal health complaints about Nutro Natural can be found on the Internet. While they are largely unsubstantiated, they have led some experts to discontinue recommending the product. For about 20 cents more per can, Natural Balance Indoor Formula is praised for its quality ingredients.

The best sources for cat food reviews either ignore or criticize lower-priced cat foods. The Ask Susan Peters website doesn't recommend Nutro Natural Choice, but no cat food in this price category rates well. This blog does, however, feature good information that will teach you how to read labels effectively. Owner reviews at Petco.com are highly complimentary, but they are mainly based on whether cats liked the food or not. RFWClub.org, a website for members of Ragdoll Fanciers Worldwide Club, published a 2003 poll about what owners feed cats; Nutro Natural Choice ranked sixth.

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Our Sources

1. Ask Susan Peters

This website ranks cat food based on ingredients, including the absence of low-value grains and the presence of more meat. Peters isn't complimentary about Nutro and cites the food's unacceptable contents.

Review: Nutro Cat Food -- Healthy Pet Foods?, Susan Peters

2. Petco.com

There are just a handful of owner reviews of Nutro Natural Choice here, but all are highly complimentary. One says that although the food looked awful, the cat liked it.

Review: Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Indoor Senior Formula Canned Cat Food Reviews, Contributors to Petco.com

3. RFWClub.org

This website maintained by cat breeders features a 2003 poll of what foods they use and why they use them. Nutro Natural Choice is ranked sixth.

Review: About Cat Food, Contributors to RFWClub.org, 2003

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