Our top 6 picks — ranked by ingredient quality, nutritional balance, and verified recall history.
Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet cat food range receives the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is made up of two recipes in a product range manufactured by Instinct Pet Food, a company founded in 2002 in Lincoln, Nebraska. This limited ingredient diet option provides excellent protein levels and is rich in moisture.
Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diet received the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating: 4 stars. This product range made by Natural Balance includes three dry recipes.
Merrick Limited Ingredient Diet cat food range receives the Cat Food Advisor’s rating: 4 stars. It is made up of four pate recipes which are all rich in fat and moisture and include protein from good quality animal meat and organs.
Amazing Grace All Natural cat food received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It made up of two recipes and the first three ingredients are listed as animal protein. Other ingredients are minimal, but they provide good sources of vitamin A and C.
Koha Limited Ingredient Diet is a wet cat food range which receives the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It is one of four recipes in a product range made by Koha, a company founded in 2104 in Florida. Each formula contains a minimal number of ingredients, typically focusing on a single protein source and other essential nutrients..
Answers Pet Food raw range received the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating: 5 stars. It includes five recipes formulated to provide good quality animal-sourced protein.
How we ranked these: Every food on this page is scored using our transparent methodology — 40% ingredient quality, 30% independent third-party rating, 20% recall history, 10% manufacturing transparency. No partner gets favorable placement; commissions don't influence the rankings.
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