Is Friskies or Gourmet better for cats?

Friskies scores 77/100 (grade B, good) vs 50/100 (grade D) for Gourmet on the PetFoodRate methodology. Friskies is the better choice based on protein quality, nutrition balance, undesirables, transparency, and species adaptability combined.

What's the difference between Friskies and Gourmet kibble for cats?

Friskies kibble (77/100) sub-scores: proteins A, nutrition B, undesirables A, transparency C, adaptability C. Gourmet kibble (50/100) sub-scores: proteins D, nutrition D, undesirables B, transparency D, adaptability D.

Which is healthier for my cat, Friskies or Gourmet?

Friskies ranks higher on the PetFoodRate independent methodology (77/100 vs 50/100). For a healthier cat diet based on protein quality and absence of undesirable additives, Friskies is the safer pick.

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Friskies vs Gourmet: which dry food wins for cats?

Friskies B (77/100) vs Gourmet D (50/100). Friskies leads by 27 points on the PetFoodRate methodology. Full ingredient and sub-score breakdown.

Friskies

Ocean whitefish & tuna dinner pate

Cats · dry food

77 /100

Top ingredients
1 white fish
2 white fish
3 rice
4 taurine

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Gourmet

Mon Petit

Cats · dry food

50 /100

Top ingredients
1 animal byproducts
2 white fish
3 salmon

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Friskies wins: 77/100 (Good) against 50/100 for Gourmet.

5-dimension score breakdown

PetFoodRate scores every product on five independent dimensions. Here's how Friskies and Gourmet compare on each one.

Dimension	Friskies	Gourmet
Proteins	A	D
Nutrition balance	B	D
Undesirables	A	B
Transparency	C	D
Adaptability	C	D
Total score	77/100	50/100

Scores are deterministic and based on ingredient composition only. Read our full methodology to understand how each dimension is weighted.

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