Friskies Salmon Dinner Paté
Cat Food · scored by FurMetric
A moisture-rich cat food led by named salmon and liver with solid dry-matter protein for cats. It is dragged down by unnamed by-products, menadione, carrageenan, and artificial flavors.
How our scores compare · 100–75 Excellent, 74–50 Fair, below 50 Poor
How we got this score
Read from: a photo of this product’s label. See the label photo
Checked: by a person against the label photo, October 2026.
Scored October 2026: Everyone sees this same score. It changes only if the recipe or our reading of the label is corrected.
The label says: complete & balanced for adult maintenance · formulated to AAFCO profiles
“FRISKIES PATÉ SALMON DINNER IS FORMULATED TO MEET THE AAFCO CAT FOOD NUTRIENT PROFILES FOR MAINTENANCE OF ADULT CATS.”
How the score works: our method. It describes the label, not your pet — ask your vet about your pet's diet.
What hurt the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- meat by-products — unnamed low-value animal source
- menadione — controversial synthetic vitamin K
- carrageenan — possible digestive irritant
- artificial flavors — unnecessary synthetic additive
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- salmon first protein — named fish leads formula
- liver — nutrient-dense named organ
- added taurine — essential for cat heart health
- dry-matter protein — strong ~41% DM protein
Scan it yourself. FurMetric scores dog and cat food from the barcode, free and unlimited, and warns you if a product you've scanned is recalled.
Spot a mistake? Labels change and photos get misread. Tell us and we'll check it against the bag.
Barcode 050000423347 · Recalls: see recent pet food recalls