Is Eukanuba or Iams better for cats?

Iams scores 80/100 (grade B, good) vs 78/100 (grade B) for Eukanuba on the PetFoodRate methodology. Iams is the better choice based on protein quality, nutrition balance, undesirables, transparency, and species adaptability combined.

What's the difference between Eukanuba and Iams kibble for cats?

Eukanuba kibble (78/100) sub-scores: proteins B, nutrition A, undesirables A, transparency D, adaptability B. Iams kibble (80/100) sub-scores: proteins A, nutrition B, undesirables A, transparency C, adaptability B.

Which is healthier for my cat, Eukanuba or Iams?

Iams ranks higher on the PetFoodRate independent methodology (80/100 vs 78/100). For a healthier cat diet based on protein quality and absence of undesirable additives, Iams is the safer pick.

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Eukanuba vs Iams: which dry food wins for cats?

Eukanuba B (78/100) vs Iams B (80/100). Iams leads by 2 points on the PetFoodRate methodology. Full ingredient and sub-score breakdown.

Eukanuba

Kitten Healthy Start

Cats · dry food

78 /100

Top ingredients
1 chicken dehydrated

Price/kg 7.00 eu

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Iams

Vitality Senior Cat

Cats · dry food

80 /100

Top ingredients
1 chicken dehydrated 18%
2 corn
3 wheat
4 taurine

Price/kg 6.50 eu

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Iams wins: 80/100 (Good) against 78/100 for Eukanuba.

5-dimension score breakdown

PetFoodRate scores every product on five independent dimensions. Here's how Eukanuba and Iams compare on each one.

Dimension	Eukanuba	Iams
Proteins	B	A
Nutrition balance	A	B
Undesirables	A	A
Transparency	D	C
Adaptability	B	B
Total score	78/100	80/100

Scores are deterministic and based on ingredient composition only. Read our full methodology to understand how each dimension is weighted.

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