Friskies vs Fancy Feast

Looking for just the right diet for your feline friends can be tough, especially with countless options out there. To find the right food, thorough research is necessary to ensure you make the right choice. Let us make the research process easier for you, here’s everything you need to know about the biggest and most popular cat foods, Purina Friskies vs Fancy Feast.

Friskies and Fancy Feast have a variety of formulas, some of which are more nutritious than others.

This brings us to the prime question.

Purina Friskies vs Fancy feast: which is better?

Purina Friskies

Friskies is one of the most common and affordable cat foods and is the preferred cat food of many cat owners for their cats.

It comes in both varieties of dry and wet food, both of which have different compositions of ingredients, as well as proteins, fibers, and fats.

Friskies also have low carbs, and this balances out the other minerals in the food for your cat.

Purina Fancy Feast

Fancy Feast is another great brand for cat food and is rich in protein which is important for their skin and nervous system development. It also provides a good diet for both.

If you discuss your food choice with your vet and your cat faces no problems and is healthy, then fancy feast is a fine choice.

We believe Fancy feast beats Friskies by a few aspects, especially if we compare the ingredients and compositions (as done below). Friskies is a cheaper option though and based on the price it isn’t half as bad, so if you can afford it, Friskies is also a good option.

A comparison of their compositions is done below as well as their strong and weak points to help you decide on which is the right choice for your cat.

Composition of crude protein

Importance of protein in cat’s body

The reason why protein is an essential component in these cat foods is that it helps in internal repairs of the body and also forms a strong fur coat for your cat. It is also a source of energy for your cat. So much so that if other sources of energy such as carbohydrates are not present, the cat’s body converts its own muscle tissues into protein and amino acids for energy. Lack of protein can cause weight loss and digestion problems in your furry friend.

Dry cat food

• Friskies: 34.1%
• Fancy Feast: 37.8%

Wet cat food

• Friskies: 47.4%
• Fancy Feast: 54.6%

As we compare both the wet and dry foods of Friskies and Fancy Feast, we can see that Friskies has a lower amount of protein present as compared to both varieties of Fancy Feast.

While Friskies has a lower protein level, the difference is not deal-breaking and can be overlooked when purchasing cat food.

Composition of crude fat

Fat provides double the energy that proteins do, and it is an important component for metabolism in the cat’s body, since they consume meat-based diets only. Fat also strengthens the fur and keeps it shiny and soft. Too much or too little fat can be harmful to the cat’s body in terms of body functions and obesity.

Dry cat food

• Friskies: 12.2%
• Fancy Feast: 18.9%

Wet cat food

• Friskies: 14.8%
• Fancy Feast: 14.1%

Both Friskies and fancy feast have just the right amount of fats, with dry food being 6% less in Friskies, which is just fine too.

Composition of crude fiber

Fiber is a very important carbohydrate that is key for the gastrointestinal health of your cat. It not only helps in passing stool from the cat’s body but also digests the food well enough to allow the necessary nutrients to be absorbed properly. Hence, it is important for fiber to be present in your cat’s diet, but in an appropriate amount.

Dry cat food

• Friskies: 4%
• Fancy Feast: 3.3%

Wet cat food

• Friskies: 5.6%
• Fancy Feast: 7.2%

Looking at the chart, we can see that Friskies dry food has more fiber than fancy feast, which is 4%. In the wet food, Fancy feast has 1.6% more fiber than Friskies, which we can count as roughly the same amount. If more details are required an article is available Cat Canned and Pouched Food Calorie Count to full fill your curiosity.

Flavours

Purina has provided different kinds of flavors for both Friskies and fancy feast. There are many different flavors that you can feed your cat with a combination of ingredients best suited to your cat’s needs.

Purina Friskies come in a variety of flavors like:

• Cheese Cheese
• Ocean Whitefish
• Turkey Turkey

Fancy feast also comes in various flavors such as:

• Cod Cod
• Cheddar grilled turkey
• Flaked trout and

Contrast of ingredients in both cat foods

Purina Friskies and Purina Fancy Feast have a few ingredients in common, some of which are classified as can be harmful to cats in high quantities, but they are not necessarily harmful in small amounts.

Some of these ingredients are:

• Tapioca flour
• Wheat
• Potato flour
• Brewers rice
• Carrageenan
• All types of artificial dyes
• Corn and corn gluten

Most of these ingredients can cause either addiction to one specific type of cat food in your cat, and even cause severe allergies that can also be fatal.

There are also other ingredients, some of which are used in Friskies and some in Fancy feast, such as Canola oil and Chicken by-products, but they have not been classified as being particularly harmful to cats. The article “Why Do Vets Not Like Grain Free Cat Food” can give you detailed research on grain cat food effects.

Precautions       

Cats can get addicted to a specific type of cat food if fed for long enough. This can become a problem for both you and your cat. To avoid problems of addiction and its side effects, you should try to get your cat adjusted to 2 to 3 brands of cat food, and feed them to her alternatively.

Some Friskies and Fancy Feast cat foods are fish-based; please do not feed those to your cat. They can cause addiction and accumulate mercury in their body quickly, causing issues. Always check the ingredient list before buying the food.

Fancy Feast contains broth and thickeners are common ingredients in cat food and are not harmful to cats in small amounts. However, if your cat has a sensitive stomach, you may want to choose a food that does not contain these ingredients. Besides, the broth does not provide much nutritional value to the cat, so it is counted as an extra ingredient in the cat food. If Friskies are given to the cat and your cat starts throwing them, please have a look into our in-depth research on Cat Throwing up Friskies.

Conclusion

Friskies and Fancy Feast are both brands of cat food. Friskies is made by Nestle Purina PetCare, and Fancy Feast is made by the Nestle Purina PetCare division of Nestle. Both brands offer a wide variety of wet and dry cat food options, including specialized formulas for different life stages and dietary needs. It’s important to choose a high-quality cat food that meets your cat’s nutritional needs, so be sure to read the ingredient list and check with your veterinarian before making a decision.

Overall, both types of cat food i.e Friskies or Fancy feast are good in fiber, protein, and fats, but if we talk about cost specifically, Friskies are cheaper and more affordable for people on a budget.

However, if we speak from a nutritious point of view, Fancy Feast is better than Friskies because it has more of a nutritious composition than Friskies in both wet and dry cat foods.

Fancy feast, though not the best, still provides a good diet for your cat, and is worth considering.

After all, it is up to you to give the best diet for your feline friends!