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.
Nutrition
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 4.2 mg/kg
- Vitamin B6 3 mg/kg
- Vitamin B12 0.05 mg/kg
- Vitamin D3 1500 IU
- Vitamin E 100 mg/kg
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Guaranteed Analysis
Notes
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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.