NutriSource Cat Food Review: Eight Labels, Not One Bag (2026)

The shop page lists chicken, chicken meal, brown rice, and peas ahead of chicken fat, menhaden fish meal, yeast extract, oatmeal, beet pulp, and tomato pomace. The brand calls chicken the first ingredient and says the recipe is formulated to meet AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages. Guaranteed analysis: crude protein 32.0% min, crude fat 19.0% min, crude fiber 5.0% max, moisture 10.0% max, magnesium 0.08% min, taurine 0.15% min, omega-6 2.5% min, omega-3 0.4% min, and 100 million CFU per pound. The calculated calorie line is 4,134 kcal per kg and 470 kcal per cup. The nutrient table on the same page prints 471 kcal per cup and 4,086 kcal per kg, and it prints typical protein at 31.25%. Use the guarantee as the floor and do not treat 31.25% as a replacement for 32%.

A standard cup holds about 4.1 oz (116 g). The chart says to divide the amount into 2 to 3 feedings. An adult line for 8 to 10 lb is 3/8 to 1/2 cup. The page says to begin moistened food at 3 to 4 weeks, to split a kitten’s day into 3 to 4 feedings, and that kittens may eat 2 to 3 times the volume of an adult of the same weight. It also says food intake during gestation and lactation may rise 2 to 4 times, and that a switch should be mixed over 5 days. The mineral parenthesis on this ingredient list is iron, zinc, copper, and manganese proteinate. It does not print the words BioPlex or Sel-Plex, and it does not list selenium yeast.

The current shop page opens with chicken meal, brown rice, peas, salmon, and chicken livers, then chicken fat, flax seed, yeast extract, oatmeal, beet pulp, and salmon oil. Menhaden fish meal is further down. The page says chicken meal is the first ingredient and that the recipe is formulated for all life stages. Guarantees on that page: crude protein 32.0% min, crude fat 19.0% min, crude fiber 5.0% max, moisture 10.0% max, magnesium 0.08% min, iron 140 mg/kg min, copper 20 mg/kg min, manganese 15 mg/kg min, zinc 110 mg/kg min, taurine 0.15% min, omega-6 2.7% min, omega-3 0.6% min. The calculated calorie line is 4,106 kcal per kg and 466 kcal per cup. A cup holds about 4.0 oz (114 g). The feeding note says to divide the chart into 2 to 3 meals.

This is a rotational sibling of Chicken and Rice, not a copy of it. The fat floor matches. The omega-3 floor is higher on this page (0.6% versus 0.4%). The mineral parenthesis here includes sodium selenite. The Chicken and Rice parenthesis we read does not. Do not move 466 kcal onto the Chicken and Rice bag, or 470 onto this one.

The shop page lists chicken meal, peas, pea fiber, barley, and oatmeal, then beet pulp, menhaden fish meal, and chicken fat. It says the recipe is for less active, overweight, or senior cats, and both the bullet and the adequacy sentence say maintenance of adult cats. Guarantees: crude protein 29.0% min, crude fat 9.0% min and 12.0% max, crude fiber 12.0% max, moisture 10.0% max, taurine 0.1% min, omega-6 1.0% min, omega-3 0.2% min. The calculated line is 3,250 kcal per kg and 319 kcal per cup. The nutrient table prints 319 kcal per cup and 3,359 kcal per kg. Typical figures on that table are protein 28.50%, fat 8.00%, fiber 8.87%, and carbohydrate 37.48%. A cup is about 3.5 oz. The BioPlex bullet on this page names zinc, iron, copper, and manganese. The mineral parenthesis matches those four proteinates and does not list selenium yeast.

Do not feed this as a kitten’s only food. All life stages and adult maintenance are different statements. Also do not replace the 12% fiber maximum with a 16% figure from a formula-finder row. The product page’s maximum is 12%. The typical fiber printed beside it is 8.87%, which is under that maximum, not a new guarantee. Typical fat at 8% is under the 9% minimum the same page guarantees. Keep both lines. Do not average them.

The shop page lists chicken, duck meal, chicken meal, turkey meal, peas, and sweet potatoes, then chicken fat, garbanzo beans, pea starch, dried yeast, flax seed, dried egg, pea fiber, and dried whole goat milk, with salmon oil later. It says chicken is the first ingredient and that the recipe is formulated for all life stages. Guarantees: crude protein 36.0% min, crude fat 18.0% min, crude fiber 5.0% max, moisture 10.0% max, taurine 0.2% min, omega-6 2.8% min, omega-3 0.8% min, and 100 million CFU per pound. Calculated calories are 4,023 kcal per kg and 479 kcal per cup, and the nutrient table repeats 479 and 4,023. Typical carbohydrate on that table is 23.75%. A cup is about 4.2 oz.

This is not the grain-inclusive Chicken and Rice bag with the grains removed and nothing added. Peas, sweet potatoes, garbanzo beans, and pea starch are the carbohydrate story. The taurine floor is 0.2%, higher than the 0.15% on the two Cat and Kitten bags. A wet Country Select can exists on the brand site. It is not the dry listing linked here.

The shop page lists trout, whitefish meal, salmon, peas, salmon meal, sunflower oil, and pea starch, then dried yeast, pea protein, flax seed, garbanzo beans, and dried whole goat milk, with salmon oil and taurine later. It is formulated for all life stages. Guarantees: crude protein 40.0% min, crude fat 18.0% min, crude fiber 5.0% max, moisture 10.0% max, taurine 0.2% min, omega-6 1.4% min, omega-3 0.8% min, glucosamine 300 mg/kg min, chondroitin sulfate 200 mg/kg min, and 100 million CFU per pound. The glucosamine and chondroitin lines are starred as not recognized as essential by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles. Calculated calories are 4,006 kcal per kg and 500 kcal per cup. The nutrient table repeats those two calorie figures. Typical EPA plus DHA is 0.95%. Typical carbohydrate is 19.95%. A cup is about 4.4 oz.

A canned salmon, trout, and whitefish Ocean Select is a different recipe, with a different calorie. This listing is the dry bag. Do not put the wet can’s number on this cup.

The shop page lists deboned chicken, chicken meal, turkey meal, potato starch, chicken fat, potato protein, and salmon, then dried egg, garbanzo beans, lentils, flax seed, yeast extract, and lamb meal. A bullet says 43% protein from deboned chicken and salmon. The guaranteed analysis says crude protein 43.0% minimum, crude fat 20.0% minimum, crude fiber 3.0% maximum, moisture 10.0% maximum, and taurine 0.2% minimum, with omega-6 at 2.9% minimum and omega-3 at 0.5% minimum, plus 100 million CFU per pound. Those are not the same sentence. The guarantee is a minimum on the whole food. Turkey meal, potato protein, egg, and lamb meal are also in the list. Calculated calories are 4,322 kcal per kg and 564 kcal per cup. The nutrient table repeats 564 and 4,322. Typical carbohydrate is 18.61%. A cup is about 4.6 oz.

Scoop this like itself. A cup of this recipe is not a cup of Senior and Weight Management, and it is not a cup of Chicken and Rice. A canned Chicken and Salmon Select also exists, at about 172 kcal per 5.5 oz on its own shop page. That can is not this bag.

PureVita is the limited-ingredient line sold beside NutriSource. The shop page says the entrées feature a single-source animal or fish protein, and this recipe’s bullet says a single-source animal protein that is grain-free and potato-free. Ingredients open with chicken, chicken meal, peas, pea flour, and chicken fat, then dried egg, flax seed, dried yeast, pea fiber, pea starch, and dried tomato pomace, with carrots, cranberries, apricots, and cherries later. It is formulated for all life stages. Guarantees: crude protein 32.0% min, crude fat 18.0% min, crude fiber 6.5% max, moisture 10.0% max, taurine 0.15% min, omega-6 2.9% min, omega-3 0.6% min, and 100 million CFU per pound. Calculated calories are 4,063 kcal per kg and 484 kcal per cup. Typical carbohydrate is 27.66%. A cup is about 4.2 oz.

Limited ingredient here means a shorter animal list, not a short panel. A bullet says the diet features proteinated BioPlex trace minerals, and it names zinc, iron, copper, manganese, and cobalt. The mineral parenthesis on the same page is iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, ethylenediamine dihydroiodide, and sodium selenite. Cobalt is in the bullet and not in that parenthesis. Do not add it to the ingredient list from the bullet, and do not delete the bullet because the parenthesis is shorter. A PureVita chicken wet entrée is a different recipe.

The current shop page lists turkey, turkey broth, turkey liver, chickpeas, pumpkin, natural flavor, and agar-agar, then yeast extract, potassium chloride, choline chloride, taurine, and marine microalgae oil. It says the recipe is formulated for all life stages. The nutrition-facts line prints Cal (calc) 181, protein minimum 15.5 g, fat minimum 8.5 g, carbohydrate maximum 4.7 g, fiber maximum 3.9 g, and moisture maximum 120.9 g. The nutrient table on the same page prints 204 kcal per 5.5 oz can and 1,305 kcal per kg. Typical moisture on that table is 74.38%, typical protein 11.00%, typical fat 9.13%, and typical carbohydrate 3.16%.

Do not average 181 and 204. Do not delete one of them because an older recipe page used a percent panel and a single 204 kcal line. Feed the figure on the can in the carton. This can is not a cup of any dry food above. Refrigerate the unused portion, and keep water available. The brand says that in those words on its wet pages.