Goodest (Wet) Review

Goodest wet cat food product range is made up of three recipes which each receive the Cat Food Advisor’s rating, 2.5 stars.

This range provides sources of animal protein and each recipe is formulated for AAFCO ALS, enriched with vitamins and minerals for complete nourishment.

The table below shows each recipe in the range including our rating and the AAFCO nutrient profile: Growth (kitten), Maintenance (adult), All Life Stages, Supplemental or Unspecified.

Recipe and Label Analysis

Goodest Chicken Chomp was selected to represent the other products in the line for a detailed recipe and nutrient analysis.

Label and nutrient data below are calculated using dry matter basis.

Ingredients Analysis

The first ingredient is chicken meat. Chicken is considered “the clean combination of flesh and skin… derived from the parts or whole carcasses of chicken”. ¹

Chicken is naturally rich in the 11 essential amino acids required by a cat to sustain life.

The second ingredient is tuna. Tuna is an oily marine fish not only high in protein but also omega 3 fatty acids, essential oils needed by every cat to sustain life.

This item is typically sourced from clean, undecomposed whole fish and fish cuttings of commercial fish operations. ²

The third ingredient is beef liver. This is an organ meat sourced from a named animal and thus considered a beneficial component.

The fourth ingredient is chicken by-products, what’s left of a slaughtered chicken after all the choice cuts have been removed.

In addition to organs, this item can also include feet, beaks, undeveloped eggs and almost anything other than prime skeletal muscle.

The quality of this ingredient can vary, depending on the caliber of the raw materials obtained by the manufacturer.

The fifth ingredient is wheat gluten. Gluten is the rubbery residue remaining once wheat has had most of its starchy carbohydrate washed out of it

Compared to meat, glutens are inferior plant-based proteins low in some of the essential amino acids dogs need for life.

This inexpensive plant-based ingredient can significantly boost the total protein reported on the label — a factor that must be considered when judging the actual meat content of this cat food.

The sixth ingredient is gravy, which can include a mixture of other components. In general, gravies tend to provide minimal nutritive value.

The seventh ingredient is soybean oil. Soybean oil is red flagged here only due to its rumored (yet unlikely) link to feline food allergies.

However, since soybean oil is high in omega-6 fatty acids and contains no omega-3s, it’s considered less nutritious than flaxseed oil or a named animal fat.

The eighth ingredient is minerals. Minerals are included in this ingredients list, as in Europe ingredients are declared a little differently. In the U.S. our nutritional additives are listed within our ingredients list.  In Europe, ingredients and additives are listed separately.  For that reason the category of minerals includes those elements which are classed as an ingredient, rather than an additive, such as calcium carbonate and magnesium oxide.  These elements contribute to the nutritional balance of a food, so we see their inclusion in this product as a positive.

From here the list goes on to include a number of other items. But to be realistic, ingredients located this far down the list (other than nutritional supplements) are not likely to affect the overall rating of the product.

However there are two notable exceptions. Firstly, this recipe contains coloring agents. We are always disappointed to find artificial coloring in any pet food. That’s because coloring is used to make the product more appealing to humans — not your cat. After all, do you really think your cat cares what color their food is?

The second exception: Sugar is always an unwelcome addition to any cat food. Because of its high glycemic index, it can unfavorably impact the blood glucose level of any animal soon after it is eaten.

Nutrient Analysis

Based on its ingredients alone, Goodest Chicken Chomp recipe looks like a below-average wet product.

The dashboard displays a dry matter protein reading of 53.8%, a fat level of 15.4% and an estimated carbohydrate level of 22.8%.

As a group, the brand features an above-average protein content of 53.8% and a mean fat level of 15.4%. Together these figures suggest a carbohydrate content of 22.8% for the overall product line, alongside a fat to protein ratio of 29%.

This means this Goodest wet range contains higher than average protein, lower than average carbohydrate and near-average fat, when compared to typical wet cat food.

Has Goodest cat food been recalled in the past?

No.

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About

General Odyssey Incorporated owns the cat food brand Goodest and was founded in 2020 and works in partnership with General Tuna Corporation, which is the biggest tuna canning company in the Philippines.

General Odyssey sources its ingredients from many countries, but tries to use as many European sources as possible.