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Limited Ingredient Diet Real Turkey Recipe

$4.27 / lb11 lb bag · ChewySee bags and stores ↓

Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Real Turkey Recipe is a grain-free dry adult cat food. Its first ingredients are turkey meal, peas and turkey. It has an Ingredients score of 63/100, a Nutrition score of 9.8/10 and nothing on our Avoid List. The lowest price we found is $4.27/lb (11 lb bag at Chewy).

Label checked Oct 29, 2026 · Price checked Oct 29, 2026

How It Scores

Ingredient score63 /100

The first 5 ingredients count for 70%, the rest for 30%.

Turkey Meal
5 / 5
Named animal protein
Peas
2 / 5
Legume
Turkey
5 / 5
Named animal protein
Tapioca
1 / 5
Starch or refined grain
Canola Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid)
2 / 5
Vegetable oil
Other ingredients
3.6 / 5
Average of the other 16 ingredients

Avoid List

0

The 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

Nutrition score9.8 /10

Adult targets. Values as listed on the label.

Protein 35.5%
5 / 5
Full points between 35% and 45%
Fat 16.5%
5 / 5
Full points between 15% and 22%
Carbohydrates 28%
4.4 / 5
Full points between 15% and 25%. Our estimate: the label does not list ash.
Fiber 4%
not scored
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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 labelDry matter
Protein (min)35.5%39%
Fat (min)16.5%18.1%
Fiber (max)4%4.4%
Ashnot listed-
Carbohydrates (estimate)28%30.8%
Moisture (max)9%-
Calories4,070 kcal/kg · 463 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.

  1. Turkey Meal
  2. Peas
  3. Turkey
  4. Tapioca
  5. Canola Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid)

All Ingredients (Label Order)

Turkey Meal, Peas, Turkey, Tapioca, Canola Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Natural Flavor, Coconut Oil, Salt, Montmorillonite Clay, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin), Potassium Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide), L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Taurine, DL-Methionine, Freeze-Dried Turkey, Freeze-Dried Turkey Liver, Pumpkin Seeds, Freeze-Dried Turkey Heart, Rosemary Extract

Estimated Monthly Cost

By your cat's weight, using an estimated daily amount and the cheapest bag. Your cat may eat more or less.

5-9 lb cat$143/8 cup (49 g) a day
10-14 lb cat$212/3 cup (74 g) a day

We could not find the maker's feeding chart. These amounts come from a general formula: the calories on the label (4,070 kcal/kg) and the daily energy a cat of that weight needs according to the Merck Veterinary Manual, using the figure for a neutered adult. The chart on the bag may say something different.

Bags and Stores

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BagPriceper lb
11 lbCheapest per lbChewy · price checked Oct 29, 2026$46.99$4.27Buy

Similar Price, Better Ingredients

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Last checked: Oct 29, 2026 ·Maker's page ·Suggest a correction