Purina

For adult cats with sensitive skin or stomachs, this dry food puts salmon first and rice second, then corn protein meal and chicken meal. Protein is 36% on the label, about 41% with the water out, and a cup is 562 calories. Purina says AAFCO feeding tests show it's complete and balanced for adult maintenance.

Probiotics are added to this dry food for adult cats with sensitive digestion, and salmon and rice lead the ingredient list. It's 36% protein on the label (about 41% with the water out) and 493 calories a cup. Purina says it's formulated to meet AAFCO's Cat Food Nutrient Profiles for adult maintenance.

One bag can take a cat from kitten to senior: Purina says AAFCO feeding tests show this dry food is complete and balanced for all life stages. Chicken, rice and poultry by-product meal lead the list, and it's 38% protein (about 43% with the water out) and 543 calories a cup.

Chicken by-product meal comes first in this dry food for cats of all ages, ahead of ground yellow corn, corn protein meal and whole grain wheat; chicken itself is eighth. It's 32% protein, about 36% once the water's out, and 411 calories a cup. Purina says it's formulated to meet AAFCO's Cat Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.

The salmon on the bag is eighth on the ingredient list, which labeling rules allow for a “with” name (they ask for 3%); chicken by-product meal and ground yellow corn lead. Protein is 32% (about 36% with the water out), a cup is 410 calories, and Purina says it meets AAFCO's Cat Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.

Chicken leads this dry food for adult cats, with rice and chicken by-product meal right behind it. It's 34% protein on the label, about 39% with the water out, and 403 calories a cup. Purina says AAFCO feeding tests show it's complete and balanced for adult cats' maintenance.

“Chicken flavor” on the bag only means you can taste it; labeling rules set no minimum amount, and chicken by-product meal doesn't appear until sixth, behind whole grain corn and meat and bone meal. It's 21% protein on the label, about 24% with the water out, and 405 calories a cup. Artificial colors are on the list too.

Lamb meal does make the list in this adult dog kibble, but in twelfth place, after the salt, while whole grain corn and chicken by-product meal lead. A “lamb flavor” name only has to deliver a taste you can detect. Protein is 21% (about 24% with the water out), and a cup is 405 calories.

“High protein” here means 27% on the label, about 30% with the water out, but the first three ingredients are whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal and corn protein meal, and the beef sits seventh. A cup is 436 calories, and Purina says it's formulated to meet AAFCO's Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for adult maintenance.

The chicken and beef in the name sit eighth and ninth in this small-bite kibble, behind whole grain corn, corn protein meal and meat and bone meal; a “with” name only needs 3% under labeling rules. It's 25% protein (about 28% with the water out) and 390 calories a cup, and Purina says it meets AAFCO's adult maintenance profile.

Salmon leads the list in this kibble for large adult dogs with sensitive skin or stomachs, followed by rice, barley and oat meal. It's 26% protein on the label (about 30% with the water out) and 404 calories a cup, and Purina says AAFCO feeding tests show it's complete and balanced for adult maintenance.

Salmon, rice and barley are the first three ingredients in this dry food for adult dogs with sensitive skin or stomachs, with fish meal and salmon meal further down. Fat is 16% on the label, protein 26% (about 30% with the water out), and a cup is 449 calories. Purina cites AAFCO feeding tests for adult maintenance.