Natural Filet Mignon Flavor

Natural filet mignon flavor is a beef-based flavoring that makes food taste like steak. AAFCO's labeling rules allow a flavor name when a listed ingredient provides that flavor, with no minimum amount. No authority we found raises a specific concern at typical levels. The Merck Veterinary Manual lists beef as a common food allergen in cats, so a cat with allergies or another medical condition should have its food chosen with a veterinarian.

Source: merckvetmanual.com

It is a flavoring that gives food a beefy, steak-like taste. Names like filet mignon also appeal to the person buying the food. The flavor describes taste, not the main ingredients, so the food can be built mostly on other proteins. It is used in small amounts.

Not necessarily in any meaningful amount. AAFCO allows a flavor to be named on a pet food when a listed ingredient provides it and the word "flavor" appears as prominently as the flavor name. That rule has no minimum percentage. To see what the food is mostly made of, read the first several ingredients on the list.

Source: aafco.org

Ask your veterinarian first. Filet mignon flavor comes from beef, and the Merck Veterinary Manual names beef as one of the most common food allergens in cats. Merck also notes that flavored products can carry animal proteins and are avoided during elimination diet trials. Even a small amount of a flavoring may matter for an allergic cat.

Source: merckvetmanual.com

Pettings gives natural filet mignon flavor 2 out of 5 and lists it as a flavoring. It appears on 2 of the 149 dry cat foods we list. It names its source, which helps, but it adds taste rather than nutrition. Each food's page shows how it scores overall.