Is Cindy’s Recipe Naturelle Holistic Dry Cat Food Good?
Cindy’s Recipe Naturelle Holistic Dry Cat Food is a second top tier pet food with a 4-star rating — around 10% of all the pet food we review fall in this tier.
They seem to be higher in protein and less in carbs, contain mainly named animal products as main ingredients, and a decent amount of meat. We recommend this!
What We like
- High Protein — over 35%!
- Lower in Carbs — Less than 34%
What We Concern
- Numberous Controversial Ingredients
- Seems No Organic Minerals
- Seems No Probiotics to Aid Digestion
- Contain Potential Allergens like Corn, Soy, Gluten, and Dairy products
- Include Ingredients that might be Related to Poor Digestion
- Contain Ingredients that might be Uncertain
「Chief of Cook」Donky
Recipes Rating
Recipes could have different ingredients in the same product line. We rate each recipe and list them from higest to lowest ratings.
Recipe and 1st Ingredient
Rating
Grain Free
Babycat & Mother Chicken
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：23%Open Farm Chicken
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：31%Wholesome Chicken And Salmon
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：31%Country Chicken Indoor Recipe
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：34%Tips
Recipes have different ratings. This means they might be designed a bit differently.
Recipe to review
To rate Cindy’s Recipe Naturelle Holistic Dry Cat Food, we will take one representative recipe to evaluate the nutrition, ingredients and meat content of this product line.
We have chosen Wholesome Chicken And Salmon.
Nutrition Label
Pet food show guaranteed analysis on their labels. It includes moisture and does not reflect the level of carbs — which we prefer lower for dogs and as low as possible for cats.
33%
16%
4%
?%
Calculate the dry value (no moisture) on a dry matter basis will help us to estimate the carbs level and other nutrition without water — so we can get a better idea about the ratio.
(We think the ideal nutrition profile would be Protein > Fat > Carbs)
| Nutrition | Our Ideal | Dry Value | Like? |
| Protein | 33% or more | 37% | |
| Fat | 15% or more | 18% | |
| Carbs | Less than 25% | 31% | |
| Fiber | Less than 5% | 4.4% |
Ingredients Overview
14 ingredients are listed on the label. We research their quality to pet and use our best judgement to group them in the proportion of Prefer, Concerned, and Notice ingredients in the bar chart.
Dehydrated Chicken
Animal ProteinMaize
CarbsMaize Bran
CarbsChicken Fat
FatDehydrated Salmon
Animal ProteinHydrolyzed Chicken Protein
Animal ProteinPeas
Carbs, Plant ProteinVegetable Fibre
CarbsMineral
SupplementDehydrate Beet Pulp
CarbsEgg Powder
Animal ProteinSalmon Oil
FatBrewery Yeast
Plant Protein ConcentrateDried Cranberries
CarbsTips
We find 5 Concerned and 1 Notice ingredients from Wholesome Chicken And Salmon. Check from the above list to view the details.Concerned
- Maize
- Hydrolyzed Chicken Protein
- Vegetable Fibre
- Dehydrate Beet Pulp
- Brewery Yeast
Notice
- Maize Bran
Estimated Meat Content
Some pet food uses high plant protein ingredients to boost up the overall protein level — to make it looks like it includes a lot of meat, which is more appealing for customers.
Therefore, protein level itself cannot tell the quality and how much animal ingredients (more digestible than plants) is in the pet food.
1 / 7 (14%)
in top 7 ingredients37%
in dry matterBy looking at the plant protein in top ingredients and compare with the total protein level, we will try to estimate how much animal ingredients is used in the pet food as Meat Content.
Meat Content
Based on my "godly" guess, the meat content might be Medium to high !
It looks like it contains a significant amount of meat and majority of the protein should come from animal sources. Your furbabies will like it like I do!
Cindy’s Recipe Naturelle Holistic Dry Cat Food Product Line Review
To make a conclusion about the whole product line, we will consider all recipes and their average nutrition ratio.
Recipes Average Compares to Ideal Level
In the total of 4 recipes, the group has an average of 37% protein, 19% fat and 29% carbohydrate.
（Protein and Fat: Prefer Higher丨Carbs: Prefer Lower）
- Protein is 4 (%) higher than ideal
- Fat is 4 (%) higher than ideal
- Carbs is 4 (%) higher than ideal
What does it mean?
Overall,Cindy’s Recipe Naturelle Holistic Dry Cat Food has an carbs level that is close to our preferred level.
Conclusion
Throughout the review, we have 3 major opinons about this pet food line:
- Quite attractive protein and/or carbs level
- Major ingredients from animals
- Medium to high level of meat content
Based on these, we can conclude Cindy’s Recipe Naturelle Holistic Dry Cat Food is a pet food line with a 4 star rating.
Do we recommend Cindy’s Recipe Naturelle Holistic Dry Cat Food ?
It is a good quality above average pet food that we recommend.
The review is entirely our own view and opinon. It is for informational reference only and not a purchase advice.
Abandoned in a cardboard box after birth. She is always starved wandering on the street. After she grew up, she wants to cook all the yummy food for every homeless in the world.
