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Ever questioned the quality
of your cat's dry food?

Discover the quality score and choose the best dry food for your cat
1447 dry cat foods across 353 brands

What is Cat Food Central?

Cat Food Central is a robust platform offering detailed analyses of 1447 dry cat foods from 353 brands and product lines.

We specialize in providing cat owners with precise nutritional scores between 0 and 100 based on protein content, carbohydrate levels, and ingredient quality.

Our independent approach ensures that each product is evaluated without bias, solely based on its nutritional value, helping you make the best dietary choices for your feline friends.

Nutrition First

Our evaluations are rooted in expert research, ensuring each cat food’s rating reflects its true nutritional value without brand influence.
This approach guarantees that your choices are informed by health priorities first.

Ingredient Transparency


We delve deep into the contents of each cat food, revealing details about protein sources, carbohydrates, ingredients order, and more. This transparency helps you understand exactly what’s in your cat’s bowl.

Real-Time Insights

Stay updated with the
latest market information,
including 
current prices
and user 
ratings.
Make 
cost-effective
decisions without
compromising on quality.

Compare & Identify

Utilize our scoring system to compare brands and products directly based on comprehensive nutritional criteria. Easily identify the best food options tailored to your cat’s dietary needs.

Dedicated Research

We gather all data firsthand from product packages and manufacturer websites. Our dedication to research ensures the information provided is always current and reliable.

 

Nutrition First

Our evaluations are rooted in expert research, ensuring each cat food’s rating reflects its true nutritional value without brand influence.
This approach guarantees that your choices are informed by health priorities first.

Ingredient
Transparency

We delve deep into each cat food’s contents, revealing details about protein sources, carbohydrates, ingredient order, and more. This transparency helps you understand exactly what’s in your cat’s bowl.

Real-Time Insights

Stay updated with the
latest market information,
including 
current prices
and user 
ratings.
Make 
cost-effective
decisions without
compromising on
quality.

Compare & Identify

Utilize our scoring system
to compare brands and products directly based on comprehensive nutritional criteria. Easily identify the best food options tailored
to your cat’s dietary
needs.

Dedicated Research

We gather all data firsthand from product packages and manufacturer websites. Our dedication to research ensures the information provided is always current and reliable.

Most Viewed

100
Orijen
4344 Views
91
Acana
2717 Views
86
N&D [Natural & Delicious]
2083 Views

Common Questions

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How the score is calculated?

The actual calculation of the score is based on sophisticated and advanced algorithm that takes into account multiple parameters.

To simplify the explanation, the calculation is based on three main criteria:

(1) Amount of protein (more is better)

(2) Amount of carbohydrates (less is better)

(3) Quality and source of ingredients.

Based on that 3 main criteria, 9 score calculation rules are used to compare the different foods.

One major assumption is that the closer an ingredient is to the top of the ingredient list, the greater its relative weight and contribution to the food.

In general, cat food is composed of protein, fats, carbohydrates, fibers, vitamins, and minerals.

Protein is the most important component in a cat’s diet, and cats primarily get their protein from animal meat.

Fat is a primary source of energy and essential fatty acids.

Carbohydrates are controversial in a cat’s diet, as cats are obligate carnivores and typically consume very few carbohydrates.

Fibers play an important role in digestion and food absorption, and vitamins and minerals are essential for different organism functions.

Dry matter values are used to compare the amount of nutrients in different cat foods.
This means that moisture is excluded from the equation to provide a more accurate comparison.

Putting all of these and more into a formula results in a product score.

The maximum score a cat food can receive is 100.
Points are added or removed based on the score calculation rules.