Rachael Ray Nutrish Natural Dry Cat Food Review In 2022

Updated: May 8, 2023 by CanCat Eat

Rachael Ray Nutrish is a celebrity brand. This is created by Ainsworth pet nutrition, a primarily family-owned and operated company based in Pennsylvania. In 2008 Ainsworth and celebrity chef Rachael Ray teamed up to create this brand.

Ainsworth needs to find a smart way to move as most consumers were moving forward premium foods. They choose Rachael Ray as the ambassador of the brand. That is the brief about the brand.

Rachael Ray Nutrish Natural Cat Food Review

Let’s see how Rachael ray nutrish cat food compared to the other cat food in the market. Is it just only good branding and marketing. It is a well-made cat food. But, is it well enough to be the best cat food. They have many recipes available. Let’s look at them one by one.

Rachael Ray Nutrish Natural Chicken & Brown Rice

This branded cat food claim to have natural ingredients, vitamins, minerals, taurine. The primary ingredient is real chicken. This means there is no by-product meal in this cat food. This is a good point. Let’s look into the top ingredients.

Good Point About it

Many cats love the flavors of salmon and chicken Rachael Ray Nutrish cat food. This brand is easy to go for because it gives some portion to pet charities.

This is non-expensive cat food. As it is marketed as premium, often it would cost you lots of money for a bag. Their price reassembly low. Ingredients are the reason behind it.

Things that hurt it

We feel little upset looking at the packaging as it is marketing their product labeled as no ground corn, wheat or soy ingredients. But, if you look in the back side ingredients. You will the third ingredient is corn gluten meal.

Guaranteed analysis

It is significantly containing high amount of filler as the third ingredient in the list is corn.

Corn gluten meal is not going to harm your cat. It is going to provide lot of filler in the food. This way your cat is not going to get actual nutrition value of the food.

Rachael Ray Nutrish Indoor Complete Chicken

This indoor recipe from Rachael Ray made with real chicken with a combination of salmon. It is having unique seafood blend, vitamins, minerals and taurine.

The chicken is in its ingredients. It is providing amino acid, omega 6 fatty acid to support healthy skin and coats. Rachael Ray made this food with lentils. Lentils offer natural fiber. It helps to maintain healthy weight and metabolism for indoor cats.

This food made with natural prebiotics to support the healthy digestive system. Also, content cranberries and blueberries which is a good source of essential vitamin and minerals. Let’s look into its top five ingredients

Rachael Ray first ingredient is real protein source. This is a good start. But, it’s the third ingredient is corn gluten meal. Let’s look into Guaranteed Analysis to have a clear idea of nutrient content.

Guaranteed analysis

Rachael Ray Nutrish Natural Salmon & Brown Rice

Rachael Ray made this recipe with real salmon. Combined with wholesome brown rice, veggies, essential vitamins, minerals, and taurine. This recipe contains no ground corn, wheat, soy, poultry by-product meal, fillers, artificial flavors or preservatives.

This food content yeast. Yeast is a natural source of vitamin B, zinc, biotin, proteins. It helps to support healthy skin and coat, also reduce shedding and dry skin. Your cat is also getting omega 3 fatty oil from the salmon meal. So, they will have a soft and shiny coat.

Rachael Ray salmon recipe made with fiber and prebiotics that helps in digression. And, taurine helps to support normal heart muscle function and healthy eyesight. Let’s look into the top ingredients of this recipe.

It has a good source of protein and fish meal which is a source of omega oil. Even though it is said no ground corn, wheat, soy. It contains corn gluten meal. Let’s look into the guaranteed analysis for nutrient content.

Guaranteed Analysis

Feeding Instructions

Cats eat many time during a day. A recommended feeding for an adult cat is to give her half of the daily amount in the breakfast and the rest of the amount for dinner.

Feeding amount varies according to age, size and activity level of your kitty. You can split their daily amount into several meals.

Transition Instructions

Normal transition time for cat food is from 7 to 14 days. Rachael Ray recommends up to 10 days for your cat’s system to adapt to Nutrish. You can mix his old cat food with the new cat food. And, gradually increase the amount of new food over 10 days’ time. This will help to avoid any sensitivity or stomach problem.

Rachael Ray Nutrish Healthy for my cat?

It is healthy. But, it is not that healthy compared to other healthy dry cat foods. There is an abundance of ingredients in this food. So, there is a lack of ingredients in this food mean providing less nutrition to your cat.

So, we should not use this food for our cat?

Yes, you could. You could use this food with wet cat food that provides more nutritional content per serving as well as more moisture.

All cats may not need the same nutrition and water. But, they need a minimum amount of hydration that they would normally get in the wild. You can provide a natural running water source for your cat at a time. It will be entertaining and fun for them. They will much likely to drink from it.

Final Thought

Rachael Ray Nutrition is a good cat food brand.  They have spent much money on branding. There is much healthy cat food with less filler and nutrition available. Cat food is that your cat loves and make both the cat and cat owner happy.

Kristen Torres

Kristen is a cat parent. Love to keep my cats happy always and playful. Also, It became my passion to help another cat owner with caring tips for their cats and kittens. Stay tuned with my personal blog to know more caring tips, review of cat food and feeding guides. I’d love to know about your cat. If you something to share with about your cat. I will be happy to read.