SmartHeart Cat Food Review

SmartHeart offers products with the highest protein content we’ve reviewed so far.

Is it good? Let’s see with our SmartHeart cat food review below.

SmartHeart as a brand

Perfect Companion Group (PCG) is behind the SmartHeart cat food brand. It’s a well-established pet food company that has been around since 1979.

PCG headquarters is located in Bangkok, Thailand. It expanded to neighboring Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines and to South Korea, Japan, India, the UAE, and Turkey. It has been incorporated in the Philippines as Perfect Companion Philippines Corporation (PCPH).

Where is SmartHeart manufactured?

SmartHeart pet food products are manufactured in Thailand. PCPH and Pet Plus Global import and distribute them in the Philippines. Another popular brand imported and distributed by Pet Plus is Cuties Catz.

Read more: Cuties Cat Food Review

What kinds of food does SmartHeart offer?

SmartHeart sells dry and wet cat food products.

Dry (1000, 1100 & 1200g) cat food comes in 8 variants: Senior Cat Care, Hairball Control, Chicken & Tuna, Salmon, Seafood, Mackerel, Tuna & Shrimp, and Chicken, Fish, Egg & Milk.

Wet (85 & 400g) cat food comes in 8 variants: Tuna in Jelly, Tuna in Jelly (Kitten), Sardine with Chicken and Rice, Sardine with Red Snapper in Jelly, Tuna with Chicken in Jelly, Chicken with Rice and Cheese, Chicken with Rice and Carrot, and Chicken with Rice and Kanikama.

SmartHeart cat food review: Rating top 3 SmartHeart products

Below is a handy dandy table of SmartHeart’s products, including each food type (i.e., dry, wet, treat), how much each one is per gram, and our rating.

Are you curious about how we gave these ratings? Read on as we dissect each product’s ingredients and nutritional value.

Note: The following products are arranged in random order. So #1 is not the best, #2 is not the second best, and so on.)

1. SmartHeart Tuna in Jelly

The SmartHeart Tuna in Jelly for adult wet food variant comes in an 85g pouch and 400g can.

Ingredients

Tuna, Vegetable Oil, Gelling Agents, Coloring Agents, Vitamins, Minerals, Flavors, and Water

Guaranteed Analysis

The guaranteed analysis is listed on the original packaging of Tuna in Jelly (Adult).

All guaranteed analysis labels should include the minimum crude protein, minimum crude fat, maximum crude fiber, and maximum moisture content.

“Crude” is the analytical method determining protein, fat, and fiber. For example, to get the crude protein, the amount of nitrogen is analyzed and then multiplied by 6.25.

Checking the guaranteed analysis is the incorrect way of comparing it against the AAFCO cat food nutrient requirements. It needs to be converted to a dry matter basis.

Dry Matter Basis

AAFCO’s nutrient requirements are indicated on a dry matter basis–excluding the moisture content. So we’ve converted the guaranteed analysis to dry matter basis for you below.

Now that we know the ingredients and nutritional content, let’s discuss the pros and cons.

Pros

• Rich in moisture
• Rich in animal-sourced protein
• A good amount of fat
• A good amount of fiber
• Low in carbohydrates
• Suitable for both adult maintenance and growth and reproduction (i.e., growing kittens, pregnant and lactating cats)

Cons

• It lacks essential nutrients like taurine
• Added coloring
• Fairly expensive

Rating

We rate cat food products according to ingredient quality, nutritional balance, and price.

Ingredient quality: ★★★★★(4.6 of 5.0 stars)

The SmartHeart Tuna in Jelly scored 4.6 stars in ingredient quality because it is all human-graded based on the ingredients list. It lost a few points because of coloring and gelling agents.

Coloring and gelling agents help give wet foods a more appealing and palatable texture but don’t contribute any nutritional value. However, they’re considered safe.

Nutritional balance: ★★★★★(4.8 of 5.0 stars)

The SmartHeart Tuna in Jelly scored 4.8 stars in nutritional balance because it meets AAFCO’s minimum nutrient requirements for adult maintenance and growth & reproduction and is rich in moisture.

Price: ★★★★★(2.0 of 5.0 stars)

The SmartHeart Tuna in Jelly scored 2.0 stars in price because the suggested retail price of ₱31.00 for a single food means it’s ₱0.36 per gram.

This means a normal-size (3kg), neutered adult puspin needs a food budget of around ₱2,000-3,000 monthly for one adult neutered cat.

Overall Rating: ★★★★★(3.8 of 5.0 stars)

Giving equal weights to the criteria above (~33%), the Tuna in Jelly cat food earns a score of 3.8 stars.

2. SmartHeart Tuna in Jelly (Kitten)

The SmartHeart Tuna in Jelly (Kitten) variant comes in an 85g.

Ingredients

Tuna, Vegetable Oil, Gelling Agents, Coloring Agents, Vitamins, Minerals, Flavors, and Water

Guaranteed Analysis

The guaranteed analysis is listed on the original packaging of Tuna in Jelly for Kitten.

All guaranteed analysis labels should include the minimum crude protein, minimum crude fat, maximum crude fiber, and maximum moisture content.

“Crude” is the analytical method determining protein, fat, and fiber. For example, to get the crude protein, the amount of nitrogen is analyzed and then multiplied by 6.25.

Checking the guaranteed analysis is the incorrect way of comparing it against the AAFCO cat food nutrient requirements. It needs to be converted to a dry matter basis.

Dry Matter Basis

AAFCO’s nutrient requirements are indicated on a dry matter basis–excluding the moisture content. So we’ve converted the guaranteed analysis to dry matter basis for you below.

Now that we know the ingredients and nutritional content, let’s discuss the pros and cons.

Pros

• Rich in moisture
• Rich in animal-sourced protein
• A good amount of fat
• A good amount of fiber
• Low in carbohydrates
• Suitable for both adult maintenance and growth and reproduction (i.e., growing kittens, pregnant and lactating cats)

Cons

• It lacks essential nutrients like taurine
• Added coloring
• Fairly expensive

Rating

We rate cat food products according to ingredient quality, nutritional balance, and price.

Ingredient quality: ★★★★★(4.6 of 5.0 stars)

The SmartHeart Tuna in Jelly (Kitten) scored 4.6 stars in ingredient quality because it is all human-graded based on the ingredients list. It lost a few points because of coloring and gelling agents.

Gelling agents help to give wet foods a more appealing and palatable texture, but they don’t contribute any nutritional value to the food. However, they are considered safe.

Nutritional balance: ★★★★★(4.8 of 5.0 stars)

The SmartHeart Tuna in Jelly (Kitten) scored 4.8 stars in nutritional balance because it meets AAFCO’s minimum nutrient requirements for adult maintenance and growth & reproduction and is rich in moisture.

Price: ★★★★★(2.0 of 5.0 stars)

The SmartHeart Tuna in Jelly (Kitten) scored 2.0 stars in price because the suggested retail price of ₱31.00 for a single food means it’s ₱0.36 per gram.

This means a normal-size (3kg), neutered adult puspin needs a food budget of around ₱2,000-3,000 monthly for one adult neutered cat.

Overall Rating: ★★★★★(3.8 of 5.0 stars)

Giving equal weights to each of the criteria above (~33%), the Tuna In Jelly for Kitten cat food earns a score of 3.8 stars.

3. SmartHeart Chicken, Fish, Egg & Milk

The SmartHeart Chicken, Fish, Egg & Milk dry cat food variant comes in a 1,100g bag.

Ingredients

Corn, Poultry By-Product Meal, Broken Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Soybean Meal, Chicken Fat, Fish Meal, Skimmed Milk, Dried Whole Egg, Brewers Dried Yeast, Lecithin, Fish Oil, Vitamins and Minerals, Taurine, Antioxidants, Yucca Extract

Guaranteed Analysis

The guaranteed analysis is listed on the original packaging of Chicken, Fish, Egg & Milk.

All guaranteed analysis labels should include the minimum crude protein, minimum crude fat, maximum crude fiber, and maximum moisture content.

“Crude” is the analytical method determining protein, fat, and fiber. For example, to get the crude protein, the amount of nitrogen is analyzed and then multiplied by 6.25.

Checking the guaranteed analysis is the incorrect way of comparing it against the AAFCO cat food nutrient requirements. It needs to be converted to a dry matter basis.

Dry Matter Basis

AAFCO’s nutrient requirements are indicated on a dry matter basis–excluding the moisture content. So we’ve converted the guaranteed analysis to dry matter basis for you below.

Now that we know the ingredients and nutritional content, let’s discuss the pros and cons.

Pros

• Budget-friendly
• A good amount of fat
• A good amount of fiber
• Suitable for both adult maintenance and growth and reproduction (i.e., growing kittens, pregnant and lactating cats)

Cons

• It lacks essential nutrients like taurine
• The carbohydrate content is high
• Low moisture

Rating

We rate cat food products according to ingredient quality, nutritional balance, and price.

Ingredient quality: ★★★★★(3.0 of 5.0 stars) stars in ingredient quality because it’s important to note that the ingredients utilized do not meet the standards for human consumption.

Nutritional balance: ★★★★★(4.0 of 5.0 stars)

The SmartHeart Chicken, Fish, Egg & Milk scored 4.0 stars in nutritional balance because it meets AAFCO’s minimum nutrient requirements for adult maintenance, and growth & reproduction.

It lost a few points because of its high carbohydrate content and low moisture.

Price: ★★★★★(4.0 of 5.0 stars)

The SmartHeart Chicken, Fish, Egg & Milk scored 4.0 stars in price because the suggested retail price of ₱220.00 for a single food means it’s ₱0.22 per gram.

This means a normal-size (3kg), neutered adult puspin needs a food budget of around ₱1,000-1,500 monthly for one adult neutered cat.

Overall Rating: ★★★★★(3.6 of 5.0 stars)

Giving equal weights to the criteria above (~33%), the Chicken, Fish, Egg & Milk cat food scores 3.6 stars.

How much does SmartHeart cat food cost?

The suggested retail price for an 85-gram is ₱31.00, making SmartHeart ₱0.36 per gram. This is around ₱2,000-3,000 monthly for a normal-size (3kg), neutered adult Puspin.

Where to buy SmartHeart cat food?

You can easily buy SmartHeart cat food online (Lazada or Shopee) or from your local pet store.

Overall, is SmartHeart cat food good?

We rate Philippine cat food brands by ingredient quality, nutritional balance, product variety, price, and availability.

Ingredient quality: ★★★★★(4.6 of 5.0 stars)

SmartHeart scored 4.6 stars in ingredient quality as a brand because, upon a careful examination of the ingredients, it is evident that the components are of human-grade quality, ensuring a standard of nutrition that is not only wholesome but also beneficial for our cherished feline companions.

However, it is worth noting that including gelling agents has resulted in a minor deduction of points. Despite this, the overall quality of the ingredients remains commendable, offering a promising choice for the well-being of our beloved cats.

Nutritional balance: ★★★★★(4.8 of 5.0 stars)

SmartHeart scored 4.6 stars in nutritional balance as a brand because their wet and dry cat food products fulfill all nutritional prerequisites across various life stages.

SmartHeart’s wet food products stand out because of their high protein content (the highest we’ve reviewed on our site!) and low carbohydrate content (the lowest we’ve reviewed on our site!).

Product variety: ★★★★★(4.0 of 5.0 stars)

SmartHeart scored 4.0 stars in product variety because it offers wet food, dry food, and treats for cats of all ages. Each product type also has plenty of variants to choose from in case your cat is allergic to a certain ingredient.

Price: ★★★★★(2.0 of 5.0 stars)

SmartHeart scored 2.0 stars in price because the suggested retail price of ₱31.00 for a single food means it’s ₱0.36 per gram.

This means a normal-size (3kg), neutered adult Puspin needs a food budget of around ₱2,000-3,000 monthly for one adult neutered cat.

Availability: ★★★★★(4.0 of 5.0 stars)

SmartHeart scored 4.0 stars in availability because their products are available in pet stores of all sizes. Whether you prefer the convenience of online platforms like Grab, Shopee or Lazada, or you enjoy exploring the aisles of your local pet store, you can easily find this brand.

We’ve also found SmartHeart products in Pet Express sections of SM department stores. However, we didn’t have any luck finding them in major supermarkets.

SmartHeart’s overall rating: ★★★★★(3.9 of 5.0 stars)

Giving equal weights to each of the criteria above (~20%), SmartHeart earns a score of 3.9 stars as a brand.

Final thoughts

If your budget allows it, we highly recommend SmartHeart, especially its wet food products, because they are high in protein and low in carbohydrates.

However, if you’re looking for a cheaper alternative (especially if you buy in bulk from their official Shopee or Lazada stores) with slightly lower protein and higher carbohydrate content, then check out Goodest.