Naturals Original
Purina Cat Chow Naturals Original is a dry adult cat food with grains. Its first ingredients are chicken, corn protein meal and chicken by-product meal. It has an Ingredients score of 43/100, a Nutrition score of 6.9/10 and 1 item on our Avoid List. The lowest price we found is $1.42/lb (13 lb bag at Chewy).
Label checked Oct 26, 2026 · Price checked Oct 27, 2026
How It Scores
The first 5 ingredients count for 70%, the rest for 30%.
- Chicken
- 5 / 5
- Named animal protein
- Corn protein meal
- 1 / 5
- Plant protein concentrate
- Chicken by-product meal
- 2 / 5
- By-product meal
- Rice
- 1 / 5
- Starch or refined grain
- Soybean meal
- 1 / 5
- Soy
- Other ingredients
- 2.6 / 5
- Average of the other 14 ingredients
Avoid List
1The label lists menadione (synthetic vitamin K3).
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 34%
- 4.8 / 5
- Full points between 35% and 45%
- Fat 13%
- 4.4 / 5
- Full points between 15% and 22%
- Carbohydrates 27.5%
- 4.5 / 5
- Full points between 15% and 25%. Total carbohydrates on the label minus dietary fiber.
- Fiber 11%
- not scored
- Shown for information.
- Unnamed animal source
- × 0.75
- animal fat preserved with mixed tocopherols does not name the animal. Score before: 9.3/10.
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) | 34% | 38.6% |
| Fat (min) | 13% | 14.8% |
| Dietary fiber (max) | 11% | 12.5% |
| Ash | not listed | - |
| Carbohydrates (max) | 38.5% | 43.8% |
| Moisture (max) | 12% | - |
| Calories | 398 kcal/cup | |
Label numbers are limits, not exact amounts: protein and fat are minimums, fiber and moisture are maximums.
This bag uses the new US label format, which lists carbohydrates and dietary fiber directly.
First 5 Ingredients
Ingredients are listed by weight, heaviest first. The first few usually make up most of the food.
All Ingredients (Label Order)
Chicken, corn protein meal, chicken by-product meal, rice, soybean meal, ground yellow corn, ground whole wheat, animal fat preserved with mixed tocopherols, salmon, natural flavor, phosphoric acid, calcium carbonate, salt, dried spinach, choline chloride, MINERALS [zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], taurine, potassium chloride, VITAMINS [Vitamin E supplement, niacin (Vitamin B-3), thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), riboflavin supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 supplement, folic acid (Vitamin B-9), biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin D-3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (Vitamin K)]
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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| Bag | Price | per lb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 lbCheapest per lbChewy · price checked Oct 27, 2026 | $18.49 | $1.42 | Buy |
| 35 lbChewy · price checked Oct 27, 2026 | $50.00 | $1.43 | Buy |
| 28 lbChewy · price checked Oct 27, 2026 | $40.00 | $1.43 | Buy |
| 18 lbChewy · price checked Oct 27, 2026 | $25.78 | $1.43 | Buy |
| 6.3 lbChewy · price checked Oct 27, 2026 | $11.98 | $1.90 | Buy |
| 3.15 lbChewy · price checked Oct 27, 2026 | $6.94 | $2.20 | Buy |
Last checked: Oct 26, 2026 ·Maker's page ·Suggest a correction