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Light Chicken & Rice

Adult
Light
Indoor and Outdoor
Golosi

Light Chicken & Rice

Adult
Light
Indoor and Outdoor
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Product Summary

Golosi Light Chicken & Rice is a complete dry food formulated for overweight adult cats.

It focuses on weight management and overall health.

The recipe includes 24% chicken, which provides high-biological-value proteins that support muscle tone while minimizing fat content (10%) to reduce the risk of weight gain.

Low magnesium (0.09%) helps prevent the formation of struvite crystals, supporting urinary health.

Enriched with L-carnitine (50 mg/kg), it promotes fat metabolism and energy production.

Antioxidant ingredients like grape seed and olive extracts help support the immune system and combat cellular aging.

 

Pros:

  • Low-fat formula: With 10% crude fat, it supports weight control in overweight cats.
  • High protein content: Includes 33% crude protein from 24% chicken to maintain muscle tone.
  • Weight management support: Contains 50 mg/kg of L-carnitine to enhance fat metabolism.
  • Urinary health benefits: Low magnesium (0.09%) reduces the risk of struvite crystal formation.
  • Antioxidant-rich: Features grape seed and olive extracts to boost immunity and combat oxidative stress.
  • Digestive support: Includes FOS and MOS prebiotics to promote gut health and nutrient absorption.

 

Cons:

  • Grain inclusion: Contains rice (4%), which may not suit cats with grain sensitivities.
  • Low fiber content: While it includes Arbocel® cellulose (0.5%), the crude fiber (3.5%) may not suffice for some weight management needs.
  • Minimal omega-3 levels: Omega-3 content (0.24%) is lower than premium weight-control formulas.
  • Limited joint support: Green-lipped mussel content is minimal (0.005%), providing negligible joint health benefits.
  • Taurine inclusion: Taurine (320 mg/kg) is lower than some competitive adult cat formulas.

 

Ingredients

Cereals (4% rice)
Meat and derivatives (24% chicken)
Oils and fats
Yeasts (Brewer's yeast 1%)
Mineral substances
By-products of vegetable origin (ArbocelR cellulose 0.5%, Chicory inulin - source of FOS - 0.1%)
Mannan-oligo-saccharides 0.1%
Molluscs and crustaceans (Shelled green-lipped mussel powder - Perna canaliculus 0.005%)

Vitamins and Additives

Vitamin A 15000 IU
Vitamin B1 6 mg/kg
Vitamin B2 0.05 mg/kg
Vitamin B6 3 mg/kg
Vitamin B12 0.05 mg/kg
Vitamin D3 1500 IU
Vitamin E 100 mg/kg
and also:
Calcium D-Pantothenate 12.0 mg, Vitamin K 1.0 mg, Folic acid (3a316) 2.0 mg, Biotin 0.15 mg, Niacin (3a314) 50 mg, Choline chloride (3a890) 2,590 mg, Taurine 320 mg, L-Carnitine 50 mg, Copper sulphate, pentahydrate 31.4 mg, Ferrous sulphate monohydrate 91.2 mg, Manganous sulphate, monohydrate 46.2 mg, Zinc oxide 93.0 mg, Selenium in organic form (3b8.10) 65.2 mg. Organoleptic additives: Olive extract 100 mg, Grape seed extract 100 mg. Antioxidants.

Notes

Information about antioxidants and preservatives is missing or insufficient. Since I didn’t want to remove points due to this missing info without any proof, I evaluated this food assuming the natural preservatives were used. But note that this is just an assumption.

Ingredients in this food are listed as categories rather than specific named products. This EU permitted method doesn’t allow me a proper evaluation of the food since I usually don’t have any indication of the real quality of ingredients in each listed category. Therefore I evaluate each such category as the corresponding ingredient of the worst quality: cereals = corn, meat and meat derivatives = partial by-product + unknown source of the meat, oils and fats = unknown source of the fat.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein
33%
Crude Fat
10%
Crude Fiber
3.5%
Crude Ash
8.3%
Calcium
1.6%
Phosphorus
1.2%
Potassium
0.6%
Magnesium
0.09%
Omega 3
0.24%
Omega 6
1.85%

Notes

Information about antioxidants and preservatives is missing or insufficient. Since I didn’t want to remove points due to this missing info without any proof, I evaluated this food assuming the natural preservatives were used. But note that this is just an assumption.

Ingredients in this food are listed as categories rather than specific named products. This EU permitted method doesn’t allow me a proper evaluation of the food since I usually don’t have any indication of the real quality of ingredients in each listed category. Therefore I evaluate each such category as the corresponding ingredient of the worst quality: cereals = corn, meat and meat derivatives = partial by-product + unknown source of the meat, oils and fats = unknown source of the fat.

Product last updated: January 5, 2025, 8:50 PM

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Why this score?

(39.1% carbohydrates of combination C
-34
Low protein content
-13
Partial by-product main meat ingredient
-5
Unknown source of main meat ingredient
-5
Unknown source of main fat ingredient
-3

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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.