Almo Nature (US) · HQS Natural · Kitten Whitefish with Mackerel in broth

Name: Almo Nature HQS Natural Kitten Whitefish with Mackerel in broth
Brand: Almo Nature

Wet food · Growth & Reproduction

US formulation — recipes for the same product can differ by region.

Supplemental food (topper). A topper or side dish, not a complete meal — feed it alongside a complete food, never as your cat's only food. There's no overall grade for it — Furry PI grades complete diets — but the label read below still shows what's inside.

Furry PI's verdict

Almo Nature HQS Natural is a supplemental food — a topper or side dish to serve alongside a complete diet, not a meal on its own. That is also why it carries no overall grade: Furry PI grades complete diets only. On the label itself, a strong share of its calories comes from protein. Worth noting: it contains whitefish. The app reads the full ingredient list for you.

What's concerning

Contains whitefish, a lower-quality ingredient.

What works

A strong share of its calories comes from protein.
As a wet food, it delivers the moisture cats rarely drink on their own.
Carbohydrate load stays close to what a cat would eat in nature.

A topper has no overall grade — but the free app still reads its label in full: every ingredient identified and explained, plus complete foods worth serving it on top of.

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Nutrition from the label (as fed)

Protein	14.5%
Fat	1.5%
Fiber	0.1%
Moisture	82%
Ash	1%
Carbs (estimated)*	0.9%

Label: guaranteed analysis (min/max). * not printed on the label — carbs are calculated, ash/moisture estimated from typical values. How these numbers translate into calories from protein vs carbs — and how this food scores on each pillar — is shown in the app.

Quick answers

Is Almo Nature HQS Natural grain-free?: Yes — no grains appear on the ingredient list.
What are the first ingredients in Almo Nature HQS Natural?: The label opens with whitefish, mackerel and tapioca starch. Ingredients are listed by weight, so the first few carry the most.
Does it contain artificial colours or preservatives?: None appear on the ingredient list.

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