Purina Beyond Or Wellness Core

[catttt3334444]

Which one is the healthier choice for my cats? Purina beyond chicken and egg recipe or wellness core?

 

[abyeb]

I'm going to post the nutritional info for both brands here, to make it easier for our nutrition experts to evaluate. I assume you're talking about dry food; I couldn't find a wet version of the Purina Beyond chicken and egg.

Purina Beyond White Meat Chicken & Egg Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 5-lb bag
Nutritional Info
Ingredients

• Chicken, Chicken Meal, Pea Protein, Pea Starch, Cassava Root Flour, Dried Egg Product, Beef Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Dried Yeast, Canola Meal, Pea Fiber, Natural Flavor, Dried Carrots, Phosphoric Acid, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Bisulfate, Salt, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Taurine, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Folic Acid, Biotin, Sodium Selenite.

Caloric Content

• 4,006 kcal/kg, 454 kcal/cup

Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein 35.0% min
Crude Fat 14.0% min
Crude Fiber 4.0% max
Moisture 12.0% max
Linoleic Acid 1.3.0% min
Calcium 1.0% min
Phosphorus 0.9% min
Zinc 150 ppm min
Selenium 0.35 ppm min
Vitamin A 12,000 IU/kg min
Vitamin E 150 IU/kg min

Wellness CORE Grain-Free Indoor Formula Dry Cat Food, 11-lb bag
Nutritional Info
Ingredients

• New Formulation: Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Peas, Potatoes, Potato Protein, Tomato Pomace, Pea Fiber, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Natural Chicken Flavor, Ground Flaxseed, Cranberries, Chicory Root Extract, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurine, L-Carnitine, Mixed Tocopherols Added to Preserve Freshness, Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Dried Kelp, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Beta-Carotene, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin, Calcium Iodate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract, Spearmint Extract.
• Old Formulation: Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Peas, Potatoes, Potato Protein, Tomato Pomace, Pea Fiber, Natural Chicken Flavor, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Ground Flaxseed, Cranberries, Chicory Root Extract, Vitamins [Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)], Minerals [Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate], Choline Chloride, Mixed Tocopherols Added to Preserve Freshness, Taurine, L-Carnitine, Dried Kelp, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract.

Caloric Content

• 3977 kcal/kg, 497 kcal/cup

Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein 38.0% min
Crude Fat 12.0% min
Crude Fiber 5.0% min
Moisture 10.0% max
Calcium 2.20% max
Phosphorus 1.6% max
Vitamin A 25000 IU/kg min
Vitamin E 200 IU/kg min
Taurine 0.2% min
Omega 6 Fatty Acids 3.0% min
Omega 3 Fatty Acids 0.5% min
Total Lactic Acid Microorganisms 90,000,000 CFU/lb min

I think they both look like pretty good foods, because they're grain-free and have meat as the first ingredient. I think I'd give the Purina Beyond an edge, though, because it's potato-free, (cats are obligate carnivores, so starchy vegetables like potatoes are like empty calories for them), and also has a shorter ingredients list.

 

[cheesycats]

I'd go with wellness. It has a lot more meat in it that the purina. I also used to feed it in my rotation and my cats always did really well on it. I also try to avoid touching anything purina unless I have a 6ft pole.