Hi Chantelle,
In the interest of full disclosure I work in the petcare industry.
I find when comparing foods a straight review can be hard to create. After all every animal has different needs and different shoppers value wildly different things. I wrote a bit of a summary on how to choose a safe pet food here.
Personally I found the review of wet cat food Choice wrote of minimal value. When I look at pet foods I usually look for what will give the most benefit to my pets. The Choice review only tested whether cat foods met the minimum requirements to be a cat food, and whether they were accurately labeled. It’s very hard to score them in numbers like that.
The reality is no one pet food will be the ‘best,’ so my tips for getting something that fits your needs are:
- Get advice from someone specialised in the area, such as your vet or a pet supply shop you trust. Or check out my suggestions in the above thread
- It’s normally pointless trying to compare every food on the market, lots offer very similar ranges. Maybe just compare the ones at your supermarket/pet supply store/online store you prefer.
- Narrow down the options by thinking about whether you value options such as Australian Made, or options that claim to be ‘natural.’ Once again a good advisor should be able to point you in the right direction.
- All foods you pick should be marked as ‘AAFCO Certified.’ This means they include the basic nutrients required for an animal to live. Does that mean they’re the only nutrients? Not at all. Lots of premium foods include things such as fish oils that are known to be beneficial (and may be a minimum requirement for animals with special needs). Either research these ingredients yourself or talk to an expert about what your animal may require
Hope this helps. If you have any further questions ask them in the thread I linked above. The industry is notoriously confusing to navigate and I enjoy giving any advice I can.
