Bananas
Our ingredient score: 3 / 5 · Fruit or vegetable · How We Score
Bananas are a fruit that contains natural sugar, potassium and some fiber. Cats are meat eaters and get little from fruit, and they likely cannot taste sweetness. In cat food bananas appear in small amounts, usually far down the list, where they add little and give the label a "natural" look. For bananas as a snack, see Can Cats Eat Bananas?
A Common Question
Why are bananas in cat food?
They are usually part of a list of fruits and vegetables near the end of the label. In these small amounts they add little nutrition and give the label a natural look.
How Foods With Bananas Compare
Bananas is on the label of 3 of the 149 dry cat foods we list.