Nulo Freestyle Senior Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, Pollock & Sweet Potato, 4 lb

Alaska pollock leads the ingredient list of this grain-free dry cat food, followed by chicken meal and turkey meal, and the recipe is a meat-first formula in which 78% of the protein comes from animal sources. Nulo packs it as a single 4 lb (1.81 kg) bag, and the plant-based ingredients include lentils, whole peas and sweet potato.

The formula and what each part contributes

• Animal protein first: Real Alaska pollock (F1) sits at the head of the ingredient list, with chicken meal and turkey meal close behind, and 78% of the protein is from animal sources (F2).
• Fats from fish and salmon oil: Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids come from fish and salmon oil (F6), and the formula adds taurine, vitamin A and amino acids (F7).
• Fibre sources: Natural fibres (F4) are in the recipe, along with prebiotic fibres and BC30 probiotics (F8).
• Grain status: The recipe leaves out grain, and also corn, wheat, soy, rice, white potato and tapioca (F10).
• Small kibble: The kibble is small and disc-shaped (F5).

L-carnitine (F3) plus vitamins C and E (F9) are included in the formula as well, and the manufacturer describes the recipe as a meal that is complete and balanced, made for cats kept indoors as well as those that go outside (F11).

How big is the bag and what does the kibble look like?

How much food is in one bag?

Each bag holds 4 lb of food, which is 1.81 kg or 64 ounce (S6, S7, S8). The pack contains one bag (S6).

What shape is the kibble?

The pieces are described as small and disc-shaped (F5).

Is Alaska pollock really the first ingredient?

Alaska pollock is named first on the ingredient list (F1), and the formula is meat-first (F12).

Does the food contain grain?

The recipe leaves out grain, and also corn, wheat, soy, rice, white potato and tapioca (F10).

Which cats is the recipe made for?

The manufacturer describes the recipe as a meal that is complete and balanced, made for cats kept indoors as well as those that go outside (F11).

What is the model number?

The model number on the package is 61SP04 (S1).

What goes into the recipe

The ingredient list opens with pollock, chicken meal, turkey meal, lentils, whole peas and deboned duck (S5). After those come chicken fat preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid, salmon meal and sweet potato, then ground flaxseed and ground miscanthus grass (S5).

Further down the list are natural flavour, salt, choline chloride, taurine, dried kelp, dried chicory root, DL-methionine, dried cranberries, salmon oil, vitamin E supplement and yucca schizigera extract (S5). The list closes with L-carnitine, zinc proteinate, zinc sulfate, a vitamin C source, iron proteinate, niacin, iron sulfate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, a vitamin A supplement and thiamine mononitrate (S5).