10 Best Dry Cat Foods 2025: According to Reviews | Chewy

The 10 Best Dry Cat Foods

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How we created this dry cat food list

We leveraged input from our veterinarians and artificial intelligence to identify key considerations to help you find the best dry cat food.
We scanned thousands of customer reviews and ratings and scored each product based on its performance against each of the key considerations. We then considered how popular a product is with Chewy customers and combined that with its key consideration scores to create the list of the best dry cat foods.

Key dry cat food considerations

Digestibility

Ingredient Quality

Nutritional Content

Palatability

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Fancy Feast Gourmet Filet Mignon Flavor with Real Seafood & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Gourmet Filet Mignon Flavor with Real Seafood & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Gourmet Filet Mignon Flavor with Real Seafood & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Gourmet Filet Mignon Flavor with Real Seafood & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Gourmet Filet Mignon Flavor with Real Seafood & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Gourmet Filet Mignon Flavor with Real Seafood & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Gourmet Filet Mignon Flavor with Real Seafood & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Fancy Feast Gourmet Filet Mignon Flavor with Real Seafood & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag

Fancy Feast Gourmet Filet Mignon Flavor with Real Seafood & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
6,933
$18.98Chewy Price
($2.72/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredient Quality

4.7/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Rice, Poultry By-Product Meal, Corn Protein Meal, Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Whole Grain Corn

Special Diet

With Grain

Food Flavor

Beef, Meat, Seafood & Fish
2
Purina Cat Chow Complete with Real Chicken & Vitamins Dry Cat Food, 20-lb bag
Purina Cat Chow Complete with Real Chicken & Vitamins Dry Cat Food, 20-lb bag
Purina Cat Chow Complete with Real Chicken & Vitamins Dry Cat Food, 20-lb bag
Purina Cat Chow Complete with Real Chicken & Vitamins Dry Cat Food, 20-lb bag
Purina Cat Chow Complete with Real Chicken & Vitamins Dry Cat Food, 20-lb bag
Purina Cat Chow Complete with Real Chicken & Vitamins Dry Cat Food, 20-lb bag
Purina Cat Chow Complete with Real Chicken & Vitamins Dry Cat Food, 20-lb bag
Purina Cat Chow Complete with Real Chicken & Vitamins Dry Cat Food, 20-lb bag

Cat Chow Purina Cat Chow Complete with Real Chicken & Vitamins Dry Cat Food, 20-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
11,503
$24.98Chewy Price
($1.25/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.6/5
Excellent

Ingredient Quality

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Adult, All Lifestages

Top Ingredients

Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Yellow Corn, Corn Protein Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Rice

Special Diet

With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
3
Meow Mix Original Choice Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Meow Mix Original Choice Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Meow Mix Original Choice Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Meow Mix Original Choice Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Meow Mix Original Choice Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Meow Mix Original Choice Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Meow Mix Original Choice Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Meow Mix Original Choice Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag

Meow Mix Original Choice Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
15,394
$24.99Chewy Price
($1.14/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredient Quality

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Ground Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Corn Protein Meal, Beef Tallow (Mixed Tocopherols Used As A Preservative)

Special Diet

With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Turkey, Salmon, Poultry...
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Friskies Seafood Sensations Salmon Tuna & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 30-lb bag
Friskies Seafood Sensations Salmon Tuna & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 30-lb bag
Friskies Seafood Sensations Salmon Tuna & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 30-lb bag
Friskies Seafood Sensations Salmon Tuna & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 30-lb bag
Friskies Seafood Sensations Salmon Tuna & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 30-lb bag
Friskies Seafood Sensations Salmon Tuna & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 30-lb bag
Friskies Seafood Sensations Salmon Tuna & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 30-lb bag
Friskies Seafood Sensations Salmon Tuna & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 30-lb bag

Friskies Seafood Sensations Salmon Tuna & Shrimp Dry Cat Food, 30-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
11,227
$27.49Chewy Price
($0.92/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredient Quality

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Ground Yellow Corn, Corn Protein Meal, Poultry By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Animal Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols

Food Flavor

Tuna, Seafood & Fish

Packaging Type

Bag
5
Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend with Real Chicken Digestive Formula Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend with Real Chicken Digestive Formula Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend with Real Chicken Digestive Formula Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend with Real Chicken Digestive Formula Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend with Real Chicken Digestive Formula Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend with Real Chicken Digestive Formula Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend with Real Chicken Digestive Formula Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag

Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend with Real Chicken Digestive Formula Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
8,172
$33.48Chewy Price
($2.10/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredient Quality

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Palatability

4.4/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Rice Flour, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken By-Product Meal (Source Of Glucosamine), Beef Fat Naturally Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols

Special Diet

High-Protein, Indoor, Natural, With Grain

Food Flavor

Turkey, Chicken, Poultry
6
Iams Proactive Health Healthy Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams Proactive Health Healthy Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams Proactive Health Healthy Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams Proactive Health Healthy Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams Proactive Health Healthy Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams Proactive Health Healthy Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams Proactive Health Healthy Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams Proactive Health Healthy Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams Proactive Health Healthy Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag

Iams Proactive Health Healthy Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
5,298
$39.98Chewy Price
($1.82/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.6/5
Excellent

Ingredient Quality

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Corn Grits, Corn Protein Meal

Special Diet

Pea-Free, With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
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Purina Pro Plan Chicken & Rice Formula with Probiotics High Protein Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Chicken & Rice Formula with Probiotics High Protein Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Chicken & Rice Formula with Probiotics High Protein Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Chicken & Rice Formula with Probiotics High Protein Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Chicken & Rice Formula with Probiotics High Protein Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Chicken & Rice Formula with Probiotics High Protein Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Chicken & Rice Formula with Probiotics High Protein Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Chicken & Rice Formula with Probiotics High Protein Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Chicken & Rice Formula with Probiotics High Protein Cat Food, 16-lb bag

Purina Pro Plan Chicken & Rice Formula with Probiotics High Protein Cat Food, 16-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
4,310
$53.48Chewy Price
($3.35/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.6/5
Excellent

Ingredient Quality

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Poultry By-product Meal, Wheat Flour

Special Diet

High-Protein, With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
8
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 11-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 11-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 11-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 11-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 11-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 11-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 11-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 11-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 11-lb bag

Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 11-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
3,265
$44.98Chewy Price
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.6/5
Excellent

Ingredient Quality

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Adult

Top Ingredients

Deboned Salmon, Chicken Meal, Pea Protein, Peas, Tapioca Starch

Special Diet

High-Protein, No Corn No Wheat No Soy, Natural, Grain-Free

Food Flavor

Salmon, Seafood & Fish
9
Sheba Perfect Portions Grain-Free Roasted Chicken, Gourmet Salmon & Tender Turkey Cuts in Gravy Variety Pack Adult Wet Cat Food Trays, 1.3-oz, case of 24 twin-packs
Sheba Perfect Portions Grain-Free Roasted Chicken, Gourmet Salmon & Tender Turkey Cuts in Gravy Variety Pack Adult Wet Cat Food Trays, 1.3-oz, case of 24 twin-packs
Sheba Perfect Portions Grain-Free Roasted Chicken, Gourmet Salmon & Tender Turkey Cuts in Gravy Variety Pack Adult Wet Cat Food Trays, 1.3-oz, case of 24 twin-packs
Sheba Perfect Portions Grain-Free Roasted Chicken, Gourmet Salmon & Tender Turkey Cuts in Gravy Variety Pack Adult Wet Cat Food Trays, 1.3-oz, case of 24 twin-packs
Sheba Perfect Portions Grain-Free Roasted Chicken, Gourmet Salmon & Tender Turkey Cuts in Gravy Variety Pack Adult Wet Cat Food Trays, 1.3-oz, case of 24 twin-packs
Sheba Perfect Portions Grain-Free Roasted Chicken, Gourmet Salmon & Tender Turkey Cuts in Gravy Variety Pack Adult Wet Cat Food Trays, 1.3-oz, case of 24 twin-packs
Sheba Perfect Portions Grain-Free Roasted Chicken, Gourmet Salmon & Tender Turkey Cuts in Gravy Variety Pack Adult Wet Cat Food Trays, 1.3-oz, case of 24 twin-packs
Sheba Perfect Portions Grain-Free Roasted Chicken, Gourmet Salmon & Tender Turkey Cuts in Gravy Variety Pack Adult Wet Cat Food Trays, 1.3-oz, case of 24 twin-packs
Sheba Perfect Portions Grain-Free Roasted Chicken, Gourmet Salmon & Tender Turkey Cuts in Gravy Variety Pack Adult Wet Cat Food Trays, 1.3-oz, case of 24 twin-packs

Sheba Perfect Portions Grain-Free Roasted Chicken, Gourmet Salmon & Tender Turkey Cuts in Gravy Variety Pack Adult Wet Cat Food Trays, 1.3-oz, case of 24 twin-packs

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
5,860
$23.38Chewy Price
($0.38/oz)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.3/5
Great

Ingredient Quality

4.4/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.3/5
Great

Palatability

4.3/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Chicken: Water, Chicken, Poultry By-Products, Animal Plasma, Tapioca Starch

Special Diet

Soy Free, No Corn No Wheat No Soy, Grain-Free

Food Flavor

Flavor Variety, Chicken, Turkey, Salmon...
10
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag
Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag

Kitten Chow Healthy Development Chicken Flavor Muscle & Brain Development Kitten Dry Cat Food, 14-lb bag

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
6,317
$18.29Chewy Price
($1.31/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredient Quality

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Kitten

Top Ingredients

Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Protein Meal, Rice, Soy Flour, Animal Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols

Special Diet

High-Protein, Pea-Free, Natural, With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry