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Everything for the cat: Stiftung Warentest tests wet food varieties

25.4.2024

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The products tested included well-known brands such as Whiskas and Miamor, as well as varieties from Lidl, Aldi and Dm. Surprisingly, how well a food performed was not a question of price.

Dramatic meowing, sceptical looks or pure ignorance: no pet gives you such direct feedback on its food as a cat. What your cat likes is not necessarily healthy. That's why the Stiftung Warentest put 27 types of wet food to the test. Many scored well, some very poorly. And: You can also feed your cat a nutritious diet with inexpensive discount food.

The products tested are all sold as complete foods. The overall rating was based on various categories: Nutritional quality was particularly decisive, accounting for 60 per cent of the overall score and assessing the nutrient mix. In addition to many proteins, but also fats and vitamins, minerals are particularly important: calcium, magnesium, zinc and selenium, for example.

Test winner

Of the seven products, all of which scored "very good", "Whiskas with poultry in sauce" was the front-runner: it was the only wet food to be awarded a 1.2. The nutritional content was also rated 1.0. The price of 1.16 euros for 400 grams is relatively low.

Whiskas Freshness bag (Adult, 12 pcs., 1020 g)

Cat food

Quantity discount

CHF6.40 per piece for 4 units CHF6.28/1kg

Whiskas Freshness bag

Adult, 12 pcs., 1020 g

Other positive test results

The own brands of many discounters are also tasty: Gut & Günstig (Edeka), Coshida (Lidl), ZooRoyal (Rewe) and Lucky Cat (Penny) all achieved scores of 1.3 and 1.4, with Lidl's "Coshida Schlemmerhappen mit Rind & Leber in Sauce" being the price winner of the test. A can of 415 grams costs around 55 cents.

Purina One "Adult with chicken and green beans" (1.5), also received positive ratings.Animonda Carny "Adult Chicken + Salmon" (1.6), Sheba "Sauce Spéciale with turkey morsels in a light-coloured sauce" (1.8) and Animonda vom Feinsten "Adult with turkey and rabbit" (2.0).

Purina ONE Adult (Adult, 1 pcs., 1020 g)

Cat food

Quantity discount

CHF13.10 per piece for 4 units CHF12.84/1kg

Purina ONE Adult

Adult, 1 pcs., 1020 g

Sheba Sauce Spéciale (Adult, 1 pcs., 85 g)

Cat food

Quantity discount

CHF2.05 per piece for 4 units CHF24.12/1kg

Sheba Sauce Spéciale

Adult, 1 pcs., 85 g

animonda Vom Feinsten Adult with turkey & rabbit (Adult, 1 pcs., 100 g)

Cat food

Quantity discount

CHF1.75 per piece for 4 units CHF17.50/1kg

animonda Vom Feinsten Adult with turkey & rabbit

Adult, 1 pcs., 100 g

Quantity discount

Cat food

CHF13.10 per piece for 4 units CHF12.84/1kg

Purina ONE Adult

Adult, 1 pcs., 1020 g

Quantity discount

Cat food

CHF2.05 per piece for 4 units CHF24.12/1kg

Sheba Sauce Spéciale

Adult, 1 pcs., 85 g

Quantity discount

Cat food

CHF1.75 per piece for 4 units CHF17.50/1kg

animonda Vom Feinsten Adult with turkey & rabbit

Adult, 1 pcs., 100 g

"Sufficient" or "Poor"

A total of seven varieties did not pass the StiWa test. Four of them scored "Sufficient" and three even scored "Poor". These included well-known names such as Vitakraft and Miamor. The latter also scored a 5.0 for nutritional quality and, together with the Strayz brand, brought up the rear in the ranking. Surprisingly, the Purina Gourmet Gold "Feine Pastete mit Huhn" variety received a 4.0 - in contrast to the above-mentioned Purina One (1.5). So not all varieties of a brand are convincing.