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Rachael Ray® Nutrish™ Real Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Cat Food

  • Cat
  • Dry
  • All life stages
Protein
33% min
Fat
14% min
Fiber
4% max
Moisture
9% max
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Facts read from nutrish.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

  1. 1 Chicken
  2. 2 Chicken Meal
  3. 3 Corn Protein Concentrate
  4. 4 Peas
  5. 5 Brown Rice
  6. 6 Brewers Rice
  7. 7 Chicken Fat (mixed tocopherols used as a preservative)
  8. 8 Fish Meal
  9. 9 Carrots
  10. 10 Dried Plain Beet Pulp
  11. 11 Flaxseed
  12. 12 Natural Flavor
  13. 13 Malted Barley Flour
  14. 14 Salt
  15. 15 Choline Chloride
  16. 16 Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, l - ascorbyl - 2 - polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d - Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement)
  17. 17 Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate)
  18. 18 Potassium Chloride
  19. 19 Dicalcium Phosphate
  20. 20 Taurine
  21. 21 DL - Methionine
  22. 22 L - Tryptophan
  23. 23 Lactic Acid
  24. 24 Mixed Tocopherols (used as a preservative)
  25. 25 Citric Acid (used as a preservative)
  26. 26 Rosemary Extract

In label order: by weight before cooking, heaviest first. Underlined ingredients have a glossary entry.

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein33% min36.3%
Crude Fat14% min15.4%
Crude Fiber4% max4.4%
Moisture9% max—
Methionine0.62% min0.7%
Calcium1% min1.1%
Selenium0.5 mg/kg min—
Vitamin A9,300 IU/kg min—
Vitamin E135 IU/kg min—
Taurine0.12% min0.1%
Omega-3 Fatty Acids0.5% min0.5%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids2.4% min2.6%
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)50 mg/kg min—

Dry matter takes the water out (value ÷ (100 − moisture) × 100), so wet and dry foods can be compared on one scale.

Calories

per kg
3,893 kcal

The label says: “Metabolizable Energy (ME) 3893 kcal/kg; 413 kcal/UOM”

Against the AAFCO minimums

The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for cats, growth and reproduction.

  • protein84.8 g vs 75 g minimumAbove
  • fat36 g vs 22.5 g minimumAbove

Per 1,000 kcal, the way AAFCO writes its profiles. Meeting a minimum doesn't make a food right for your pet: ask your veterinarian. How this is worked out

Carbohydrates and calories (estimates)

About 36% of the dry matter is carbohydrate, worked out by difference: labels don't state it. The label states no ash, so 8% of dry matter is assumed (a typical value).

  • Protein 33%
  • Fat 34%
  • Carbohydrate 33%

Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).

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