Purina ONE Wet Cat Food Review

Purina ONE wet cat food receives the Cat Food Advisor second highest rating, 4-stars.

The food is made from natural ingredients and added vitamins, minerals and nutrients.  The range also includes limited-ingredient recipes, USDA organic options to support digestive and immune health.

Each recipe includes its AAFCO nutrient profile: Growth (kitten), Maintenance (adult), All Life Stages, Supplemental or Unspecified.

The Purina ONE wet cat food product line includes 16 wet cat foods.

Recipe and Label Analysis

Purina ONE Grain Free Chicken Recipe Premium Paté was selected to represent the other products in the line for a detailed recipe and nutrient analysis.

Label and nutrient data below are calculated using dry matter basis.

Ingredients Analysis

The first ingredient is chicken. Chicken is considered “the clean combination of flesh and skin derived from the parts or whole carcasses of chicken”.¹.  

Chicken is naturally rich in the 11 essential amino acids required by a cat to sustain life.

The second ingredient is liver.  ​​This is an organ meat sourced from a named animal and thus considered a beneficial component.

The third ingredient is chicken broth.  Broths are nutritionally empty. But because they add both flavor and moisture to a cat food they are a common addition component in many canned products.

The fourth ingredient is pork lungs which is a protein-rich organ meat that’s also low in fat.  

The fifth ingredient is fish.  This item is typically sourced from clean, undecomposed whole fish and fish cuttings of commercial fish operations.²  

Without more detailed information, it’s difficult to judge the quality of this particular ingredient. In any case, fish meat is naturally rich in the 11 essential amino acids required by a cat to sustain life.

The sixth ingredient is natural flavor. Natural flavors doesn’t give us much information about the particular ingredients included in this cat food for flavoring purposes. 

We’re pleased that the flavorings used are natural, but more details are required to give any further information about these natural flavoring ingredients. Flavorings are used to make the foods more appealing and tasty for our cats.

The seventh ingredient is the mineral potassium chloride, a nutritional supplement sometimes used as a replacement for the sodium found in table salt.

The eighth ingredient is magnesium proteinate.  Magnesium has been chemically attached to protein. This makes it easier to absorb.

This recipe receives a 4-star rating.

Nutrient Analysis

Based on its ingredients alone, Purina ONE wet cat food looks like an above average wet product.

The dashboard displays a dry matter protein reading of 50%, a fat level of 22.7% and an estimated carbohydrate level of 19.3%.

As a group, the brand features an average protein content of 52.9% and a mean fat level of 16.8%. Together these figures suggest a carbohydrate content of 22.3% for the overall product line, alongside a fat to protein ratio of 33%.

This means the Purina ONE wet product line contains above-average protein, below-average carbs and above-average fat when compared to typical wet cat food.

Has Purina cat food been recalled in the past?

Yes, Purina has had a number of cat food recalls over the years.

The last one was in July 2021 when cans of Purina Pro Plan Complete Essentials Tuna Entree in Sauce Wet Cat Food were recalled as they may have contained plastic.

In March 2019, Purina issued a recall of one of its Muse cat foods.

In 2012, a single lot of Purina Veterinary Diets OM Overweight Management Feline Formula was recalled due to low levels of thiamine. Production Code #11721159.

In June 2011, Friskies issued a small recall due to the potential risk of salmonella contamination. This recall only affected a small range of Friskies products, – the Friskies Grillers Blend dry cat food recipe in 3.15lb and 16lb bags with best-by dates of August 2012.

In the same year, some other Purina dry cat foods were recalled due to suspected salmonella contamination. The products affected were: Purina ONE Vibrant Maturity 7+ dry cat food, 3.5 lb. and 7 lb. bags, with a “Best by” date of May 2012 and Production Code #03341084 or #03351084 and Purina Cat Chow Naturals, 6.3 lb., Production Code #10331083 13, with “Best by” date of August 2012.

You can view a complete list of all cat food recalls since 2021 here.

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About

Nestlé Purina PetCare is an American subsidiary of the Swiss corporation Nestlé, based in St. Louis, Missouri. It produces and markets pet food, treats, cat and dog litter. 

The cat food brands owned by Purina are: Beyond, Breeze, DenaLife, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Kit & Kaboodle, Petivity, Purina Cat Chow, Purina ONE, Purina Pro Plan, Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets, Tidy Cats and Whisker Lickin’s.