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Our scoring system is based on years of comprehensive research focusing on critical nutritional aspects like protein content, carbohydrate levels, and ingredient quality. While individual responses to food can vary, our scores provide a solid foundation for comparing the nutritional value of different dry cat foods.

We examine each product’s guaranteed analysis, adjust for dry matter, and apply our scoring rules to assess its nutritional value.

We gather all the information from the products’ packages and manufacturers’ websites. We do not accept sponsorships or advertisements from pet food brands to ensure our evaluations remain unbiased and focused solely on helping cat owners make informed decisions.

We show prices, offers from sellers, and product ratings from the web. However, these factors, including taste and flavor, are NOT considered in the score calculation formula and are presented as additional factors you might want to consider when choosing the best dry cat food.

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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.