Whiskas
Bouchées en Gelée
Overall score 30/100 · Avoid
Summary
Animal by-products first (only 4% chicken), added sugars, inflammatory carrageenan. Very low quality.
Sub-scores
Composition analysed
Animal by-products (inc. 4% chicken), cereals, sugars, cellulose, carrageenan, taurine
- D Animal by-products protein
- C Corn cereal
- E Added sugars problematic additive
- C Cellulose fiber
- D Carrageenan problematic additive
- A Taurine beneficial additive
Nutritional analysis
- Crude protein
- 7%
- Crude fat
- 4%
- Ash
- 2%
- Fibre
- 0.5%
- Moisture
- 82%
Strengths
Weaknesses
- First ingredient: by-products or unnamed proteins
- Contains undesirable ingredients
- Limited composition transparency
Similar alternatives
Whiskas Bouchees en Gelee is the most sold wet cat food in France by a wide margin. Four percent meat, unidentified by-products, added sugars, poor transparency. It scores D (40/100). The product exists because cats find it palatable (the sugar and flavour enhancers work) and because the price point is impossible for quality brands to match. For the daily cost of Whiskas pouches, you could feed a premium wet food at about 3x the price but with 15x the identified meat content. The math is clear: the cheap option is not actually cheap when you factor in vet bills for dental disease (sugar), urinary issues (low moisture quality), and coat problems (low protein quality) that accumulate over years of daily feeding.
Compared to the competition
Tiki Cat scores A (84/100) with 70% real tuna visible in the can. Whiskas scores D (40/100) with 4% meat. The visual difference when you open both cans side by side is shocking. Tiki costs 4x more but you are comparing actual food to flavoured water.
Frequently asked questions
What should I switch to from Whiskas?
For the closest price step up: Applaws Natural Tuna (A grade, 75% fish) or Schesir Tuna (A grade, 70% fish). Both cost roughly twice as much per day but deliver real visible meat chunks instead of 4% meat in a sugar-thickened jelly. Your cat's coat will visibly improve within 4 weeks of switching.
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