Valens Farmer Review

Valens Dry Cat Food Review


Valens Farmer

Quick Analysis

Ingredients:

Nutrition:

Potential Allergens: seafood and eggs

Est. Calories: 375 cal/100g


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Overall, Valens Farmer is a significantly above average cat food, earning 8 out of a possible 10 paws based on its nutritional analysis and ingredient list. For more information on our cat food analysis techniques, please click here.


Ingredient Analysis

When evaluating a cat food, the first five ingredients can tell you a lot about the quality of a product as they make up the bulk of the product. Ideally, you're looking for quality protein sources with a minimum of cheap starches, fillers or by-products. Continuing down the ingredient list, look for ingredients that resemble real food with a minimal number of unpronounceable chemicals - the same as you would for human food.

Valens Farmer includes the following:

Quality Ingredients

  • fresh deboned chicken
  • fresh deboned turkey
  • chicken meal
  • turkey meal
  • chicken liver
  • turkey liver
  • cod liver

Questionable Ingredients

None

Potential Allergens

  • eggs
  • cod liver

Note - a bolded ingredient in the above tables indicates it is one of the first five ingredients listed by the product manufacturer.

In this case, Valens Farmer's most plentiful ingredient listed is fresh deboned chicken, which is considered a quality protein source. It also contains fresh deboned turkey, chicken meal, turkey meal and chicken liver as additional quality protein sources.

Additionally, it's worth noting that this product does not list either by-products nor bulk-adding fillers within its top ingredients. By-products are considered inferior, lesser quality ingredients. Common fillers typically used to add bulk to the product are not required in your cat's diet. Together, their combined absence may be indicative of a higher quality product.

Allergen alert: This product contains cod liver and eggs which may be problematic for cats who suffer from seafood or eggs food allergies.



Nutritional Analysis*

Compared to the other 2877 cat foods in our database, Valens Farmer has:

  • less protein than average
  • an average amount of carbohydrates
  • more fat than average
  • less fiber than average
  • significantly less moisture than an equivalent wet food
In general, cats have been shown to do better with a higher protein, medium fat, lower carb diet with sufficient moisture. However, specialty diets as recommended by your veterinarian may prioritize a different nutritional breakdown.

Calorie Breakdown

Using the calculations provided by the AAFCO, Valens Farmer has approximately 375 calories per 100g (106 calories/ounce), which is a few more calories compared to the average of the other dry cat foods in the CatFoodDB.


All the product information on this page is based on data collected from the manufacturer's product website as retrieved on February 16, 2022.

The authoritative source for ingredient lists and nutritional analysis for any pet food is always the pet food manufacturer.


Ingredients

Ingredients as published by the cat food manufacturer:

Fresh deboned chicken, fresh deboned turkey, chicken meal, turkey meal, chicken liver, turkey liver, peas, eggs, sweet potatoes, Chicken Vita Cube, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), tomato pomace, natural flavour, cod liver, flaxseed, pea protein, salt, yeast culture, L-lysine, DL-methionine, potassium chloride, choline chloride, dried Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation extract, chicory root extract, beet extract, L-tryptophan, kelp meal, sodium bisulfate, taurine, L-carnitine, blueberries, carob, cranberries, ginger root, apples, dried Lactobacillus fermentation extract, yeast extract, elderberries extract, cranberry extract, rosemary extract, chamomile flowers, thyme extract, Yucca Schidigera extract, valerian root, carrots, spinach, pumpkins, dehydrated Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dehydrated Lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dehydrated Bifidobacterium bifidum thermophilum fermentation product, dehydrated Streptococcus faecium fermentation product, niacinamide, zinc sulphate, ferrous sulphate, zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, vitamin E, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulphate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, vitamin A, menadione sodium bisulfate complex (source of vitamin K activity), manganous oxide, vitamin D3, manganese proteinate, calcium iodate, folic acid, sodium selenite, biotin, vitamin B12, green tea extract, turmeric root, fennel, paprika, cayenne


Guaranteed Analysis

Nutritional information as published by the cat food manufacturer.*

Protein: (min)
34.0%
Fat: (min)
20.0%
Fiber: (max)
3.5%
Carbs: (est)
24.5%
Ash: (est)
8.0%
Moisture: (max)
10.0%

Dry Matter Analysis

The manufacturer's published guaranteed analysis values normalized for moisture content.

Protein: (min)
38%
Fat: (min)
22%
Fiber: (max)
4%
Carbs: (est)
27%
Ash: (est)
9%
Calories: (est)
375/100g

*Note that nutritional percentages reported are only estimated values, and are indicated as such as (est). Each cat food manufacturer is required by law to publish a Guaranteed Analysis, which defines each product's maximum values of fiber and moisture in addition to the minimum values of protein and fat contained within. Optionally, manufacturers may also publish a product's ash content. When they are not published an average of 3% ash for wet food, and 6% ash for dry food, will be used. Because exact nutritional percentages are not available and all calculated values (including carbohydrate percentages and calorie amounts) are determined using these minimum and maximum published values and therefore may differ from actual values. Any other manufacturer published values in a product's Guaranteed Analysis is done at the manufacture's discretion, and is not used in any of the calculations done by CatFoodDB.

Although a high score may be indicative of a higher-quality product it is not a guarantee. Similarly, a low score may or may not indicate an inferior product. The best food for your cat is the one that meets their individual needs.


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