Too many minerals in wet food can harm your kitty cat.

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Cat food tested by Kassensturz – the top scorers are now available at Galaxus

15.3.2018

Translation: Jessica Johnson-Ferguson

Last October, Swiss consumer magazine Kassensturz put different kinds of wet food for cats to the test. From chicken to rabbit to beef to turkey: The majority contained too many minerals that can damage your cats’ kidneys.

The majority of the tested wet foods contained high levels of calcium and phosphorus. Both minerals can have long-term negative effects on a cat’s health. Large quantities of calcium, for example, could mean that your furry friend is deficient in zinc, copper or iron. What’s more, excessive consumption of phosphorus can lead to kidney damage.

«I’m not touching that!» – keep your cat healthy.

The cat food was tested for nutrients (crude protein, crude fat, crude fibre, crude ash), minerals (calcium, phosphorus, sodium, magnesium, potassium, chloride), vitamins (vitamins A, E, D3) and trace elements (iron, copper, manganese, zinc, selenium, iodine). Furthermore, the Technical University of Munich investigated the amount of total sugars as well as the amount of cell-protecting amino acid taurine. Click here to view the complete test (in German).

You are what you eat: Even your four-legged friend knows that.

Rated «good»

The following two products were rated excellent regarding trace elements and nutrients, satisfactory for minerals, good (Purina One) and excellent (Felix) for vitamins. Purina One got penalty points for its somewhat high total sugar content. Both manufacturers use sugar to make the food visually more appealing. With the Felix brand, only the chicken flavour was tested.

Cat food

Quantity discount

CHF6.25 per piece for 3 units CHF20.29/1kg

Purina ONE Adult

Adult, 4 pcs., 340 g

Cat food

Felix As good as it looks 24x100g assorted meats

Adult, 24 pcs., 100 g

Rated «excellent»

The test winner was rated excellent for trace elements and vitamins, good to excellent for nutrients and good for minerals. This catapulted Royal Canin to first place by a long way. However, it must be said that this cat food is the most expensive per 100 grams among the tested types.

Cat food

Royal Canin Instinctive in jelly

48 pcs., 85 g

Cat food at Galaxus

Discover our full cat food range here.

Delicious and nutritious – the right food is good for your cat.

Header image: Too many minerals in wet food can harm your kitty cat.

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Raphael Knecht

Senior Editor

raphael.knecht@digitecgalaxus.ch

When I'm not stuffing my face with sweets, you'll catch me running around in the gym hall. I’m a passionate floorball player and coach. On rainy days, I tinker with my homebuilt PCs, robots or other gadgets. Music is always my trusted companion. I also enjoy tackling hilly terrain on my road bike and criss-crossing the country on my cross-country skis.

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