Anyone feed Aldi or Lidl cat food?

November_2012

As per the title really, does anyone feed Aldi VitaCat or Lidl wet catfood? If so please would you be kind enough to post some info from the packaging... I need to try and find out the protein % and moisture % but their website doesn't have any nutrional info on it.

The protein figure I'm looking for is not the 4% that is often quoted as the 'main flavour', it's the 'typical analysis/values' figure that I need. I'm actually looking for a lower protein food if possible - as an example Whiskas has 8% protein and 84% moisture which equates to 50% protein on a dry matter basis (8% protein / (100-84)% moisture) x 100 = 50%

A specialised low protein food is 30% - the lowest supermarket food I've found is one variant of the Asda at 37% but most are around 45%.

If anyone replies please could you post what type/flavour ie jelly/gravy and also whether it's pouch or can.

Thanks!

meritaten

Ok - just got out an Aldi Vitacat Premium Selection Pouch of Beef in Gravy and the Nutritional information reads

Composition
Meat and Animal Derivatives (Beef 4% minimum), Cereals, minerals, various sugars.
Additives
Vitamin D3 320IU/kg, Potassium Iodide 0.2mg/kg, Manganese Oxide 2.1mg/kg, Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate 10.mg/kg, Iron Oxide 403 mg/kg
Hope this is the info you want?

btw - this is the ONLY supermarket brand food my very fussy Persian will eat! He loves it.

I also buy him Sheba pouches (both the normal size and the mini pouches), and if you would like the nutritional info off those I will be happy to post it.
and he has the occasional Applaws Tinned food. which I also have in his cupboard.

barbiedoll

My cats love the Lidl premium variety pouches in jelly, but I do find that the supply is very hit and miss in my local store, I haven't been able to buy any at all in the past week. I don't have any at home at the moment so I can't get the nutritional info that you want but if you do intend to feed it to your cat, do make sure that you keep well stocked up!

Babbawah

There's folk who love cats & there's folk who love owning cats.

The differences between the two are massive, yet the latter will never understand.

I have lost all respect for the RSPCA, they exist only to pander to the whims of pet owners who think ramming an animal with 'E' numbers is somehow OK.

The CPL, as they used to be known before they dropped the controversial word 'league' from the title, would be rolling in their graves.

Have you ever thought that cats should be eating something similar to what has been their natural prey for the past 1000's of years?

November_2012

Thanks for posting Meriaten, it really is very much appreciated but they weren't the figures I'm after - the 4% figure is the amount of the main flavour normally, the rest is other protein. Does it have anything like 'analytical constituents' on it? The protein figure is likely to be around 8%ish and the moisture 80%ish which means the dry matter figure is in mid 40%ish.

I've found a chart online indicating that 'ALDI Ko-kra' is relatively low in protein but that was from 2010 and when I googled it seems Aldi do VitaCat nowadays so not sure if that's the same thing

Good to hear it's palatable although luckily my cat isn't fussy, unless you offer him a fresh prawn in which case he looks horrified and dashes off! He's rather fond of tinsel though, having supplemented his dinner tonight with a few morsels :eek:

Thanks for the Lidl info barbiedoll - I'm a bit of a cat food hoarder and tend to buy 3 months supply at a time so the idea of it being out of stock a lot frightens me :rotfl:

November_2012

Just seen your edit! Thanks for the offer but have managed to find that info online already, Applaws is normally VERY high in protein being mainly fish/chicke. Sheba came out to around the mid 40's which is on a par with the likes of Whiskas/Felix/Supermarket ones

November_2012

Babbawah wrote: »

There's folk who love cats & there's folk who love owning cats.

The differences between the two are massive, yet the latter will never understand.

I have lost all respect for the RSPCA, they exist only to pander to the whims of pet owners who think ramming an animal with 'E' numbers is somehow OK.

The CPL, as they used to be known before they dropped the controversial word 'league' from the title, would be rolling in their graves.

Have you ever thought that cats should be eating something similar to what has been their natural prey for the past 1000's of years?

Thanks for your insight.

Have you ever thought that my cat may have a medical condition which means a lower protein food is beneficial for him?

Babbawah

November_2012 wrote: »

Thanks for your insight.

Have you ever thought that my cat may have a medical condition which means a lower protein food is beneficial for him?

Have you ever given thought that your cats medical conditions might be related to the junk that you feed him?

Babbawah

What do cats eat BTW.

Is there a cat owner left who truly knows?

What did they eat before all these tins of !!!!! started appearing on supermarket shelves?

November_2012

Babbawah wrote: »

There's folk who love cats & there's folk who love owning cats.

The differences between the two are massive, yet the latter will never understand.

I have lost all respect for the RSPCA, they exist only to pander to the whims of pet owners who think ramming an animal with 'E' numbers is somehow OK.

The CPL, as they used to be known before they dropped the controversial word 'league' from the title, would be rolling in their graves.

Have you ever thought that cats should be eating something similar to what has been their natural prey for the past 1000's of years?

November_2012 wrote: »

Thanks for your insight.

Have you ever thought that my cat may have a medical condition which means a lower protein food is beneficial for him?

Babbawah wrote: »

Have you ever given thought that your cats medical conditions might be related to the junk that you feed him?

I'm confident that's not the case but thanks for your obvious concern for the cat population!

ineed

November_2012 wrote: »

Thanks for posting Meriaten, it really is very much appreciated but they weren't the figures I'm after - the 4% figure is the amount of the main flavour normally, the rest is other protein. Does it have anything like 'analytical constituents' on it? The protein figure is likely to be around 8%ish and the moisture 80%ish which means the dry matter figure is in mid 40%ish.

I've found a chart online indicating that 'ALDI Ko-kra' is relatively low in protein but that was from 2010 and when I googled it seems Aldi do VitaCat nowadays so not sure if that's the same thing

Good to hear it's palatable although luckily my cat isn't fussy, unless you offer him a fresh prawn in which case he looks horrified and dashes off! He's rather fond of tinsel though, having supplemented his dinner tonight with a few morsels :eek:

Thanks for the Lidl info barbiedoll - I'm a bit of a cat food hoarder and tend to buy 3 months supply at a time so the idea of it being out of stock a lot frightens me :rotfl:

Ha that's funny , my cats would love to eat tinsel if any were in reach as well, I have to be careful :eek:. Mine love fresh prawns though, I buy them some every birthday from the fish market and they have it with fresh crab meat and tuna .

Babbawah wrote: »

What do cats eat BTW.

Is there a cat owner left who truly knows?

What did they eat before all these tins of !!!!! started appearing on supermarket shelves?

Well my dad has told me my grandad had a cat as a boy (in the 1920's I guess) and they didn't have tinned stuff, he ate whatever he caught and fish heads and innards from the fishmongers. Cats were kept to rid the kitchens of mice so I guess most were fed scraps and whatever they caught. Most are better well fed nowadays I'm sure.