Burgess Mature Cat with Turkey & Cranberry

Food for a mature cat is easier to judge when the small named ingredients are shown as percentages. Here, turkey, cranberry and glucosamine all have declared shares, and those figures are more revealing than the flavour title alone.

Burgess Mature Cat with Turkey & Cranberry is a complete dry food in a 1.4KG bag. Poultry meal makes up 26%, including turkey at 4%. The recipe lists dried cranberry at 0.06%, glucosamine at 0.03% and short chain fructo-oligosaccharides at 0.3%, along with maize, rice, wheat, poultry fat, fish meal and egg powder. Crude protein is 31%, crude fat 11%, crude fibre 1.5% and crude ash 7.5%; predicted energy is 385.2 kcal/100g.

• 1.4KG bag of complete dry cat food
• Poultry meal 26%, including turkey 4%
• Dried cranberry 0.06%
• Glucosamine 0.03%
• Crude protein 31% and crude fat 11%
• Predicted energy 385.2 kcal/100g

Read the percentages behind the name. Turkey is 4% within 26% poultry meal, while dried cranberry is 0.06% and glucosamine 0.03%. The recipe also contains maize, rice, wheat, poultry fat, fish meal and egg powder. Burgess says to follow the on-pack table, adjust for appetite, environment and activity, change over a week, monitor weight and account for treats.

Who it's for: owners comparing complete dry foods for a mature or senior cat, especially those who want the modest turkey, cranberry and glucosamine percentages visible before choosing.