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Vital Essentials Cat Food Reviews


According to their website, Vital Essentials is family-owned company located in Green Bay, WI, that produces high quality raw frozen and freeze-dried pet food, snacks, and treats. They use only USDA certified and inspected animal protein, with no foreign ingredients in any of their products.


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Is Vital Essentials A Good Cat Food?

Is Vital Essentials good for cats? Based on our analysis of 14 unique Vital Essentials cat food products, Vital Essentials is a significantly above average overall cat food brand when compared to other products in our database.

Of these 14 Vital Essentials products we reviewed:

  • 8 products (57.1%) contain significantly fewer carbs than average.
  • 9 products (64.3%) contain significantly more protein than average.
  • 14 products (100%) contain no questionable products or fillers.
  • 14 products (100%) list a high-quality protein as their first ingredient.

Is Vital Essentials A Good Wet Cat Food?

Based on our analysis of 4 unique Vital Essentials wet (canned) cat food products, Vital Essentials is a significantly above average wet cat food brand when compared to similar products in our database.

Vital Essentials Wet Food Average Ingredient Score:

Vital Essentials Wet Food Average Nutrition Score:

CatFoodDB's Top 3 Vital Essentials Wet Cat Foods

Primary Proteins: rabbit
Allergens: seafood & dairy
Product Highlights:
  • First ingredient is a quality protein.
  • Contains no questionable ingredients or fillers.
  • Contains significantly more protein than average.
Ingredients:
Nutrition:

Primary Proteins: chicken
Allergens: seafood, dairy & eggs
Product Highlights:
  • First ingredient is a quality protein.
  • Contains no questionable ingredients or fillers.
Ingredients:
Nutrition:

Primary Proteins: turkey
Allergens: seafood & dairy
Product Highlights:
  • First ingredient is a quality protein.
  • Contains no questionable ingredients or fillers.
Ingredients:
Nutrition:


Is Vital Essentials A Good Dry Cat Food?

Based on our analysis of 10 Vital Essentials dry (kibble) cat food products, Vital Essentials is a significantly above average dry cat food brand when compared to similar products in our database. Note that dry foods will almost always rank lower than their wet food counterparts due to the higher carbohydrate content found in most dry pet food.

Vital Essentials Dry Food Average Ingredient Score:

Vital Essentials Dry Food Average Nutrition Score:

CatFoodDB's Top 3 Vital Essentials Dry Cat Foods

Primary Proteins: rabbit
Allergens: seafood
Product Highlights:
  • First ingredient is a quality protein.
  • Contains no questionable ingredients or fillers.
  • Contains significantly more protein than average.
  • Contains significantly fewer carbs than average.
Ingredients:
Nutrition:

Primary Proteins: rabbit
Allergens: seafood
Product Highlights:
  • First ingredient is a quality protein.
  • Contains no questionable ingredients or fillers.
  • Contains significantly more protein than average.
  • Contains significantly fewer carbs than average.
Ingredients:
Nutrition:

Primary Proteins: chicken
Allergens: seafood
Product Highlights:
  • First ingredient is a quality protein.
  • Contains no questionable ingredients or fillers.
  • Contains significantly more protein than average.
  • Contains significantly fewer carbs than average.
Ingredients:
Nutrition:

Is Vital Essentials A Good Kitten Food?

At our last check, Vital Essentials did not have any kitten foods available for review.

Other Vital Essentials Reviews

Of course, not every product reviewed will make one of CatFoodDB's Top lists, but that doesn't mean these products are not worth your time! Below you'll find the rest of Vital Essentials products we've reviewed here at CatFoodDB.

Other Reviewed Vital Essentials Wet Cat Foods

Primary Proteins: duck
Allergens: seafood & dairy
Ingredients:
Nutrition:




Other Reviewed Vital Essentials Dry Cat Foods





Primary Proteins: duck
Allergens: seafood
Ingredients:
Nutrition:

Primary Proteins: beef & chicken
Allergens: beef & seafood
Ingredients:
Nutrition:

Primary Proteins: beef & chicken
Allergens: beef & seafood
Ingredients:
Nutrition:




About Tammy

Tammy has been reviewing cat food products and brands since 2015. During this time she's read and analyzed many thousands of pet food product labels in her quest to help cat owners understand exactly what they're serving their feline companions. She's also the proud pet parent to two senior black cats and one mini poodle-mix pup. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and spends her spare time working on websites, practicing dog agility with the pup and snuggling with the cats watching youtube.

Tammy last reviewed this page in January 2023.



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