cleanprotein Chicken Recipe
Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Chicken Recipe is a grain-free dry adult cat food. Its first ingredients are chicken, hydrolyzed pork and pork plasma. It has an Ingredients score of 72/100, a Nutrition score of 6.3/10 and nothing on our Avoid List. The lowest price we found is $8.79/lb (6.6 lb bag at Chewy).
Label checked Nov 2, 2026 · Price checked Nov 3, 2026
How It Scores
The first 5 ingredients count for 70%, the rest for 30%.
- Chicken
- 5 / 5
- Named animal protein
- Hydrolyzed Pork
- 4 / 5
- Named animal protein
- Pork Plasma
- 3 / 5
- Named animal protein
- Gelatin
- 2 / 5
- Thickener
- Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)
- 4 / 5
- Named animal fat
- Other ingredients
- 3.6 / 5
- Average of the other 15 ingredients
Avoid List
0The label lists none of the additives we count.
The number of unwanted additives on the label, counted separately from the two scores: 0 is best. How we score
Adult targets. Values as listed on the label.
- Protein 59%
- 2.2 / 5
- Full points between 35% and 45%
- Fat 17%
- 5 / 5
- Full points between 15% and 22%
- Carbohydrates 1%
- 2.2 / 5
- Full points between 15% and 25%. Our estimate: the label does not list ash.
- Fiber 4%
- not scored
- Shown for information.
What Is in It
Dry matter means the food with the water taken out. It lets you compare foods with different moisture fairly.
| On the label | Dry matter | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein (min) | 59% | 67% |
| Fat (min) | 17% | 19.3% |
| Fiber (max) | 4% | 4.5% |
| Ash | not listed | - |
| Carbohydrates (estimate) | 1% | 1.1% |
| Moisture (max) | 12% | - |
| Calories | 3,953 kcal/kg · 523 kcal/cup | |
Label numbers are limits, not exact amounts: protein and fat are minimums, fiber and moisture are maximums.
Labels do not list carbohydrates, and this one does not list ash either. We estimate carbohydrates by assuming 7% ash, a typical value for dry cat food, and subtracting everything else from 100.
First 5 Ingredients
Ingredients are listed by weight, heaviest first. The first few usually make up most of the food.
- Chicken
- Hydrolyzed Pork
- Pork Plasma
- Gelatin
- Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)
All Ingredients (Label Order)
Chicken, Hydrolyzed Pork, Pork Plasma, Gelatin, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Ground Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Calcium Carbonate, Salmon Oil, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Fructooligosaccharides, Vitamins [Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Vitamin D Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12], Minerals [Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Taurine, Magnesium Oxide, Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Salt, Vitamin E Supplement, Rosemary Extract
Estimated Monthly Cost
By your cat's weight, using the maker's daily amount and the cheapest bag. Your cat may eat more or less.
The maker gives the daily amount as a range by weight. We worked out the amount for each weight from that range, so it is an estimate.
Bags and Stores
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Similar Price, Better Ingredients
Same age group, a higher Ingredients score, a Nutrition score no more than 0.5 lower and no more unwanted additives, at most 20% more per pound.
Data source: The feeding guide gives ranges for 6 to 11 lb and 12 lb or more; we use the middle of the range.
Last checked: Nov 2, 2026 ·Maker's page ·Suggest a correction