Celery

Its fiber may help digestion a little, but its overall nutritional value for cats is low.

Celery is a vegetable that is mostly water, with small amounts of vitamin K and potassium. In cat food it is used dried and in very small amounts. FDA lists celery seed among spices with GRAS status for animal feed in 21 CFR 582.10, though that entry covers the seed, not the stalk. If your cat has a medical condition, ask your veterinarian about its food.

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Celery is added mainly as a vegetable with a familiar name, plus a little fiber and flavor. Because it is so high in water when fresh, dried celery is light and only a small part of any recipe. Its nutritional contribution to a cat's diet is low, and the Pettings page says as much.

Celery usually means the dried stalk and leaves, while celery seed is the small seed used as a spice. They are listed as separate ingredients. FDA names celery seed in 21 CFR 582.10 among natural seasonings for animal feed. Celery stalk shows up as a vegetable, celery seed as a flavoring.

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Cats can nibble small amounts of plain celery leaves, and some cats are drawn to the smell. The leaves contain mostly water and fiber with little nutrition for a carnivore. Large amounts of any plant can upset a cat's stomach. In commercial cat food, celery is dried and included in very small quantities.

Pettings gives celery 3 out of 5 and lists it as a fruit or vegetable ingredient. It appears on 1 of the 149 dry cat foods we list. The page notes that celery's nutritional value for cats is low. Each food's page shows how it scores overall.