Independent product profile
Applaws Chicken Senior Dry Cat Food
A UK complete dry cat food, marketed for senior cats. This profile follows the named manufacturer formulation.
Product and intended use
A UK complete dry cat food, marketed for senior cats. This profile follows the named manufacturer formulation.
Declared role: Complete Food.
Source market: UK. This record describes the declaration checked on 24 September 2026. It is not an independent analysis of a purchased batch.
Declared nutritional analysis
Values are as sold. Water content differs between formats; do not rank wet, raw and dry foods from these percentages alone.
| Component | Declared value |
|---|---|
| Protein | 36.5% |
| Crude Fibre | 2% |
| Crude Fat | 14.5% |
| Crude Ash | 8% |
| Omega-6 | 3.05% |
| Omega-3 | 0.4% |
| Calcium | 1.8% |
| Phosphorous | 1.2% |
| Energy | 3952 kcal/kg |
Ingredients in context
Chicken 48% (Chicken Meal 45%, Freshly Prepared Chicken 3%), Potato, Poultry Fat 6%, Beet Pulp, Dried Brewer’s Yeast, Vitamins & Minerals, Poultry Gravy 1.5%, Egg Powder, Salmon Oil, Chicory Extract 0.2% (a source of prebiotic FOS), Seaweed, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Cranberry Powder. Natural Ingredients.
This is an editorial summary, not the complete statutory declaration. Check the current pack and official source for the full composition and additives.
Manufacturer claims and product evidence
Applaws markets this as grain-free, complete and balanced, with added vitamins and minerals. Its animal-protein claims should be distinguished from the crude-protein concentration.
No published trial of this exact current formulation has been verified for this entry. This is a limit of this review, not a claim that no research exists. Ingredient studies cannot certify the finished food.
What deserves a closer look?
The senior label is not a diagnosis-specific prescription. The source reports phosphorus 1.2%; suitability for a cat with a medical condition requires individual assessment.
Useful questions for the manufacturer include who formulated the recipe, how nutritional adequacy is checked, whether full nutrient and energy data are available, and whether any cited research used this exact formulation.
Connected ingredients and evidence
taurine · calcium · phosphorus
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Sources and review status
Official manufacturer product information
Record PRO-127. Manufacturer source checked 24 September 2026. Next planned review: 24 December 2026. Review status: initial label appraisal, with product-specific evidence verification outstanding.