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Dry cat food is used by many cat owners because it is safe, easy to handle, can be beneficial for a cats dental hygiene, and many cats prefer dry cat food over wet food. If you are researching brands to feed your cat, you’ve made it to the right place. All this website is dedicated to is reviewing cat food. This page will list all of the dry cat food reviews we’ve completed so far. The list is growing daily, so check back often!
Before we list the dry cat food reviews that are available, we thought it would be nice to share soem information about dry cat food. If this isn’t of interest to you, feel free to scroll down and you’ll see the list of reviews on several different types of dry cat food. Of course, you can also browse our cat food reviews by these other categories:
How Is Dry Cat Food Made?
Dry cat food comprises of approximately 8 to 10% moisture and is made using an extrusion process. If you want the full detailed rundown of how this process works, visit the Wikipedia article on the extrusion process. This is only intended to be a very brief version of how the process works.
When using the extrusion process, a number of measured ingredients are put into a large vat and mixed together. All of the ingredients in the large vat are cooked at the same time and blended together. Sometimes, ingredients are added in order to help the mixture bind together. While the binding ingredients are normally not unhealthy, they generally do not provide any nutritional value.
Once the mixture has been cooked, the mixture is forced through an extruder that cuts off little pieces. This is what gives the individual pieces of food their shape. Sometimes, the individual pieces are sprayed with flavorings or some other additives before it is packaged and shipped.
Is Dry Cat Food Better Than Wet Cat Food?
This is a debate that has been going on since commercial cat food hit the market nearly 100 years ago. We do not base our reviews on whether a product is wet or dry. We base our reviews on ingredients only. We also don’t intend to solve the debate. Both wet and dry food has its positives and negatives.
Dry Cat Food
May cat owners like to “free feed” their cats. That is – leave food out for their cat all day long and allow their cat to eat anytime. Some owners like to use wet food in conjunction with dry food, but most dry foods are approved for complete nutrition. Unfortunately, most dry cat food is less nutritious than wet food. Many of the cheaper brands also use fillers like carbohydrates that serve little to no nutritional value to cats. However, the advantage to these fillers is they are cheap to produce, meaning, dry cat food is usually cheaper.
Wet Cat Food
Wet cat food is generally thought of to be healthier by many cat owners. Much of this depends on each individual cat. Some do better on wet food while others digest dry food more efficiently. Also, a cheaply made wet cat food is not going to be more nutritious than dry cat food. Cheap food is typically poor quality whether it’s wet or dry. However, a high quality wet cat food product high in meat protein generally will be more nutritious than a high quality dry cat food brand. Most cats will also prefer to eat wet cat food.
Dry Cat Food Reviews
Here is our current list of dry cat food reviews. There are many brands to review and we are getting to them as fast as we can. New reviews are being added daily, but here’s what we’ve got so far:
- 9 Lives Long Life Formula
- 9 Lives Plus Care Cat Food
- Addiction Salmon Bleu Cat Food
- Addiction Viva La Venison Cat Food
- Addiction Wild Brushtail and Berries Entree
- Artemis Fresh Mix Feline Formula
- Artemis Fresh Mix Weight Management and Senior
- Avoderm Chicken & Herring
- AvoDerm Indoor Hairball
- AvoDerm Indoor Weight Control
- Avoderm Salmon & Brown Rice
- Blue Buffalo Basics Adult Duck and Potato
- Blue Buffalo Basics Adult Grain-Free Turkey
- Blue Buffalo Basics Adult Turkey and Potato
- Blue Buffalo Freedom Indoor Adult Fish
- Blue Buffalo Freedom Indoor Healthy Weight Chicken
- Blue Buffalo Freedom Indoor Mature Chicken
- Blue Buffalo Healthy Aging Mature Chicken and Brown Rice
- Blue Buffalo Healthy Growth Kitten Chicken and Brown Rice
- Blue Buffalo Indoor Health Adult Chicken and Brown Rice
- Blue Buffalo Indoor Health Adult Salmon Rice
- Blue Buffalo Longevity for Adult
- Blue Buffalo Longevity for Mature (Dry)
- Blue Buffalo Sensitive Stomach Adult Chicken and Brown Rice
- Blue Kitty Yums Savory Salmon
- Blue Kitty Yums Seafood Sensation
- Blue Kitty Yums Tasty Chicken
- Blue Kitty Yums Tempting Tuna
- Blue Kitty Yums Wilderness Chicken and Trout
- Blue Wilderness Adult Chicken
- Blue Wilderness Adult Duck
- Blue Wilderness Adult Indoor Chicken Recipe
- Blue Wilderness Adult Salmon
- Blue Wilderness Adult Weight Control
- Blue Wilderness Chicken and Duck
- Blue Wilderness Chicken and Turkey
- Blue Wilderness Kitten Chicken
- Blue Wilderness Mature Chicken
- By Nature Adult Cat Formula
- By Nature Grain Free Chicken & Potato Flavor
- By Nature Kitten Formula
- By Nature Weight Control Formula
- Ekanuba Adult Chicken Formula
- Ekanuba Adult Weight Control Formula
- Eukanuba Adult Salmon And Rice
- Eukanuba Adult Sensitive Stomach
- Eukanuba Indoor Hairball Relief
- Eukanuba Kitten Chicken Dry Cat Food
- Eukanuba Lamb And Rice Dry Cat Formula
- Eukanuba Mature Care Cat Formula
- Eukanuba Weight Control and Hairball Relief
- Fancy Feast Gourmet with Savory Chicken and Turkey
- Felix Adult As Good As It Looks Variety
- Felix Adult Double Delicious
- Felix Adult Goody Bag Treats
- Felix Adult Marinades
- Felix Adult Sensations
- Felix Adult Sensations Sauce Surprise
- Felix Kitten As Good As It Looks
- Felix Kitten Chunks In Jelly
- Friskies Crispies Cheese Flavor Puffs
- Friskies Crispies Milk Flavor Puffs
- Friskies Crispies Salmon Flavor Puffs
- Friskies Indoor Delights
- Friskies Natural Sensations with Real Chicken
- Friskies Natural Sensations with Real Salmon
- Friskies Natural Sensations with Real Tuna
- Friskies Party Mix California Dreamin’ Crunch
- Friskies Party Mix Meow Luau Crunch
- Friskies Party Mix Morning Munch Crunch
- Friskies Party Mix Wild West Crunch
- Friskies Rise and Shine
- Iams Healthy Naturals Adult Weight Control
- Iams Healthy Naturals Adult with Wholesome Chicken
- Iams Premium Protection Kitten
- Iams Premium Protection Mature Adult
- Merrick Purrfect Bistro Health Adult Chicken
- Merrick Purrfect Bistro Health Adult Salmon
- Natural Balance Alpha Chicken Turkey Meal and Duck
- Natural Balance Alpha Trout Salmon Meal and Whitefish
- Natural Balance Indoor Ultra Chicken Meal and Salmon Meal
- Natures Variety Chicken Meal
- Natures Variety Duck Meal and Turkey Meal
- Natures Variety Rabbit Meal
- Natures Variety Salmon Meal
- Purina Cat Chow Indoor Formula
- Purina Cat Chow Naturals
- Purina Focus Adult Hairball Management Chicken and Rice
- Purina Kit and Kaboodle Original Medley Chicken Turkey and Ocean Fish
- Purina Kitten Chow
- Purina Pro Plan Focus Adult Weight Management Chicken and Rice
- Science Diet Adult Grain Free
- Science Diet Adult Hairball Control
- Science Diet Adult Hairball Control Light
- Science Diet Adult Indoor
- Science Diet Adult Indoor Long Coat
- Science Diet Adult Light
- Science Diet Adult Optimal Care Ocean Fish And Rice
- Science Diet Adult Optimal Care Original
- Science Diet Adult Oral Care
- Science Diet Mature Adult Hairball Control
- Science Diet Mature Adult Indoor
- Science Diet Senior 11 Plus Age Defying
- Science Diet Senior 11 Plus Indoor Age Defying
- Solid Gold Indigo Moon All Life Stages
- Solid Gold Katz-n-Flocken