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Sheba (UK) · Classic Soup · Tuna

Wet food · Adult Maintenance

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

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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

Sheba Classic Soup 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, chicken leads the ingredient list — the right start for an obligate carnivore. Worth noting: it contains tapioca starch. The app reads the full ingredient list for you.

What's concerning

  • Contains tapioca starch, a lower-quality ingredient.
  • Several other ingredients on the label raise quality questions — the full flagged list is in the app.

What works

  • Chicken leads the ingredient list — the right start for an obligate carnivore.
  • A strong share of its calories comes from protein.
  • As a wet food, it delivers the moisture cats rarely drink on their own.

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)

Protein8.5%
Fat1%
Fiber0.1%
Moisture89%
Ash0.6%
Carbs (estimated)*0.8%

Label: typical analysis (measured). * 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 Sheba Classic Soup grain-free?
No — the label lists wheat gluten.
What are the first ingredients in Sheba Classic Soup?
The label opens with chicken, tuna and chicken liver. 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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