Purina One Cat Food Review
Dry cat food Purina One (“Purina Van”) is produced by the American company Nestle Purina PetCare Company (USA) at factories in France, Italy and Russia.
The official website is , it contains information about the entire line of food (compositions, feeding recommendations, etc.). “Purina Van” belongs to the economy class, although in composition it is somewhere in the middle between economy and premium class. In addition to this food, Purina also produces other food for pets, namely Darling, ProPlan (premium class), Dog Cow, Cat Chow, Gourmet, Friskies, Felix.
Composition of Purina One food
Let's study the composition of Purina One food using the example of the option “for sterilized cats, with salmon and wheat.” To do this, look at the image below (you need to click on it to enlarge).
Above is a photo of the composition from the food packaging, below is a screenshot from the official website. It should be noted that there are differences in the composition of the indicated packaging compared to what is indicated on the official website. Since the photo is from 2017, the formula may have changed, and the data on the site did not have time or forgot to update.
The first component is salmon 15%. Although it is not known how much fish meat and by-products there are, the meat ingredient still comes first - a rarity for economy-class food. Other sources of animal protein include “dry poultry protein” and “dry fish protein”.
In second place is wheat 15%, which is a source of carbohydrates, like corn. Soy flour, wheat gluten, and corn gluten are rich sources of plant proteins. Animal fat is a source of fatty acids. Dried beet pulp is a source of fiber.
Minerals and vitamins are useful supplements. Flavoring feed additive - it is impossible to say for sure whether it is harmful or harmless, since it is not specified exactly what kind of additive it is. Yeast - in theory, has a positive effect on the skin and coat. Antioxidants - which ones are not specified.
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the advantages of this food:
- widespread, available in many supermarkets;
- relatively low price;
- The basis of the composition is not just by-products, as in many economy feeds.
Among the disadvantages of Purina Van food:
- Quite a high content of vegetable protein;
- low quality of raw materials (“dry protein”, “salmon” - such general formulations usually conceal processed products, “waste” from the food industry).
- relatively few vitamins, minerals and other beneficial substances.
- The antioxidants and flavoring additives used are not indicated.
Quality and composition of feed
Purina is a cat food that belongs to premium and economy class. However, this does not mean that the company produces food of poor quality. The range of products is huge. It presents 8 lines of food, each of which has several directions. These include:
- Purina ONE is a food that helps maintain intestinal microflora.
- ProPlan is a balanced nutrition designed for kittens, cats with sensitive digestion, sterilized pets, as well as older individuals.
- Purina Veterinary Diets is a line of medical nutrition. Suitable for cats that suffer from allergies, diabetes, genitourinary diseases and kidney failure.
- Cat Chow is a food that contains a large number of natural ingredients. The line includes food for kittens and adult cats, as well as medicinal food.
- Gourmet – wet food treats with turkey, chicken, trout and salmon flavors.
- Felix is a food product that includes sauces and jellies with pieces of meat, as well as dry granules. In addition to meat flavors, it also has a cheese flavor.
- Darling – dry food and canned food for kittens and adult cats.
- Friskies are another balanced and complete food for cats.
Important! Each type of Purina food is carefully prepared for a specific group of cats and has an optimally selected composition.
Purina foods contain:
- natural meat of animals, poultry and fish (at least 17% of the total composition in dry and wet food);
- cereals – rice, oatmeal, wheat, corn flour;
- vegetables and plants;
- omega fats and fatty acids;
- vitamins A, E, D and K, as well as microelements (magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, iodine, selenium, manganese, etc.).
Purina One cat food reviews
At the moment, there are many reviews about dry food of this brand on cat owner forums and specialized review sites. Below, for completeness of the review, we have collected several of them.
Reviews from veterinarians
Unfortunately, we were unable to find veterinarian reviews on the Internet about Purina Van food. If you are a veterinarian, do not hesitate to share your opinion about this food in the comments.
Customer Reviews
Nastya writes:
Hello to all owners of four-legged furry cats. Today I want to share a review about One food, which I recently came across. Usually they tried Brit Premium, and before that Royal Canin and Perfect Fit, but these are separate stories. So, one day I forgot to buy a new package of the usual food on time, and in the morning it turned out that there was nothing to feed the cat. Delivery from the online store is carried out only the next day after ordering, so I ran to the nearest supermarket to choose something temporary from what was available there.
The best thing was Purina's One food, it's certainly worse than Brit, but at least it's not Whiskas. The food has a pleasant aroma, small triangular granules, the price is very low (90 rubles per 200 g). Among the shortcomings, it is necessary to highlight the quality of raw materials and composition. Also, after this food, the smell from the cat’s toilet is more unpleasant than usual.
As for the cat’s reaction, he didn’t turn up his nose and ate no worse than usual. In general, I would not feed this food, except in unforeseen situations. I recommend that everyone who loves their pets buy premium food, and I recommend One food only to those who do not have the opportunity to buy more expensive professional food.
Irina writes:
About a month ago we started thinking about feeding our pet dry food; before that, we fed her “from the table” for almost 10 years. Recently, the stool has become a little thinner, so we added dry food to the diet. The most attractive composition turned out to be in Purina One, unlike Whiskas, meat and more vitamins come first here.
The cat eats the food with pleasure and drinks a lot of water after it. The stool has become more formed, no other problems are observed. True, we have not completely switched to dry food, in addition to it we give chicken breast, beef, liver, and fermented baked milk.
Many people write that dry food should not be mixed with natural food, but we have excellent results from such mixing. The cat's fur is soft and silky, and despite its age it is quite active. Therefore, we recommend this diet.
Elena writes:
Do not under any circumstances feed your pets this food, now I’ll tell you why. My cat only eats beef and fish from homemade food, so I have to feed her dry food. I always took Leonardo Adult 32/16, but due to financial problems I had to save even on a cat. So I bought Purina One.
The cat liked this food, she ate well, but trouble happened - after a week I noticed that the cat was going to the toilet less and less. I thought maybe it was because of the change in food that everything would soon return to normal, but the constipation only got worse, the cat basically only walked once every couple of days!
As a treatment, I fed her some raw meat, and when the constipation went away, she went back to her previous food. Now everything is normal. I recommend Leonardo food and do not recommend Purina One food.
What does Purina offer for dogs?
Unlike the outbred (but at the same time beloved) cat Sima, Boni has a veterinary passport, which states that her breed is Yorkshire terrier. For such dogs, special food has been developed that meets all the needs of a small body. Here's what veterinarians say about the nutritional habits of miniature pets
“Small breed dogs are often very curious and active. The length of their limbs forces them to make many movements to overcome even small distances. This feature was taken into account when developing Purina ProPlan food “For adult dogs of small and toy breeds.” By purchasing it, you can be sure that your pet will receive nutrients to replenish the energy spent on a walk." Nikolai Petrovich, veterinarian, Nizhny Novgorod
On the back of the pack I saw a detailed description of the composition of the food. It shows the percentage of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, as well as all the components of the granules or soft mixture. I liked that in addition to meat and grains, they contain pieces of dried vegetables and roots, fish oil, yeast, vitamins, minerals, and trace elements.
I buy Purina One series food for Bonnie. I love that I can alternate meals and be sure that my pet is getting all the nutrients she needs. What types of dry granules does Purina One Mini offer?
- “Fidget” (chicken, rice);
- “Already grown up” (beef rice);
- “Sensitive” (salmon, rice);
- “Healthy Dog” (turkey, rice);
- “Active” (chicken, rice);
- “Eater” (turkey, rice).
I went to the medicinal or dietary food section and saw that Purina had developed food for the recovery of dogs from illnesses of various systems.
The range includes dry granules and soft mixtures for healing the kidneys, liver, joints, and urinary tract. There is a separate type of food for dogs with obesity, frequent eating disorders, and allergies.
I order treats not only for the cat Sima, but also for the dog Boni. Moreover, the Purina company makes them in the form of rather hard sticks, by gnawing which animals clean plaque from their teeth and massage their gums. At the same time, their body receives a large amount of minerals, as well as vitamins and nutrients. These treats have a fairly long shelf life after opening the package, so they can be given to your pet gradually, one or two times a day.
Conclusions about Purina Van food
There are both positive and negative reviews about Purina One cat food. The composition raises fewer questions than many economy class foods, but still remains relatively poor. The PetObzor website does not recommend this food as the main diet for your cats.
However, we note: if it is not possible to keep your pet on a natural diet, and better food is not affordable, then “Purina Van” is perhaps the best that you can choose from the economy class.
Verdict: not recommended (?)
- Purina
- Economy class food for cats
