Ultima Adult with Beef is a dry food for adult cats formulated for daily maintenance in normally active indoor and outdoor cats.

The first ingredient is whole wheat (16%), a grain that mainly provides carbohydrate-based energy, so the recipe does not start with a named meat ingredient.

Its 34% crude protein comes from a mixed base of maize protein, dehydrated poultry proteins, dehydrated pork protein, hydrolysed animal proteins, and beef offals, giving the food a broad protein profile rather than a single-animal focus.

At 13% crude fat, supported by poultry and pork fat, it supplies a moderate energy level and helps improve flavor for adult cats with regular activity.

The formula also emphasizes digestibility, and the inclusion of hydrolysed animal proteins can make part of the protein fraction easier to break down and absorb.

Skin and coat care is one of its clearest functional strengths because omega-6 fatty acids are declared at 2.4% and the added biotin and zinc help support the skin barrier and coat condition.

Added taurine at 1200 mg is important for cats because they rely on this amino acid to support normal vision and heart function.

This recipe is best suited to healthy adult cats that do well on grain-inclusive foods and multiple protein sources, rather than cats needing a clearly meat-first or single-protein diet.

Pros:

• Urinary support: Ammonium chloride is included at 5 g, an ingredient commonly used to help maintain a more acidic urinary environment in cats eating dry food.

• Antioxidant defense: Vitamin E at 400 mg, together with selenium, helps protect cells from oxidative stress and supports normal immune function.

• Trace mineral support: Added iron, iodine, copper, manganese, and zinc contribute to oxygen transport, thyroid activity, enzyme function, and healthy skin metabolism.

• Bone metabolism support: Vitamin D3 is included to help regulate calcium use and support normal skeletal maintenance.

• No added sugars, colorants, or preservatives: The label states that no sugars, colorants, or preservatives are added, reducing unnecessary additions to the diet.

Cons:

• Limited beef emphasis: Beef appears as beef offals at 6%, so the product name highlights an ingredient that is not the main protein source in the formula.

• Heavy reliance on plant-derived protein: Maize protein appears before dehydrated poultry proteins, which indicates that a meaningful share of the stated protein comes from a plant concentrate rather than animal tissue.

• Low fiber content: With crude fiber at 2%, the formula may offer limited help for hairball control, stool bulk, and satiety.

• Broad source labeling: Ingredients such as animal fat and hydrolysed animal proteins combine multiple animal sources, which reduces clarity for cats that need more precise ingredient identification.

• Incomplete nutritional disclosure: Omega-3, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and potassium values are not provided here, making a full evaluation of fatty acid and mineral balance more difficult.