Wild Freedom is a wet cat food that I have known for quite a long time, but I have not yet tempted to write a full review of it. I decided to change it, so I bought all the available flavor variants of Wild Freedom and sat down to fully analyze each of them. Is Wild Freedom a good wet cat food? Let’s find it out!
Few words about Wild Freedom brand
Wild Freedom is Zooplus’s private label, which is produced in Bavaria, Germany. Products from this brand are inspired by cat’s instincts, are opulent in meat, and don’t contain grains
In addition to cat food, Wild Freedom also offers soft fillets for cats that I tried a while ago – you can find their review here: Review of Wild Freedom Filet Snacks treats for cats
Food tests and analysis
Wild Freedom wet cat food is currently available in the following flavors:
- Wide Country
- Cold River
- Green Lands
- Golden Valley
- Wild Hills
- Deep Forest
- Farmlands
- Winter Edition
- Summer Edition
Price: 8 PLN for a 400g can, 5.5 PLN for a 200g can
The manufacturer states that the Wild Freedom wet cat food is a complete food. I will check if it really is the complete basis of a daily and balanced diet.
Smell and consistency
Wild Freedom foods have a nice and meaty smell reminiscent of homemade pate. Each of the flavor variants of the food is in the form of luncheon pate with pieces of meat and a small amount of jelly.
Composition and analysis of Wild Freedom
I have analyzed the composition of all Wild Freedom flavors and each of them is analyzed in a separate tab below.
Food composition
98% chicken meat, chicken livers, chicken stomachs, chicken broth, 2% minerals.
Additives per kg: vitamin D3 200 IU, vitamin E (as all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) 25 mg, taurine 1000 mg, zinc as zinc sulfate monohydrate, 15 mg, manganese as manganese (II) sulfate monohydrate 3 mg, iodine as potassium iodide 0.5 mg
Analytical composition: protein 10.5%, fat 6%, crude ash 1.7%, crude fiber 0.3%, calcium 0.27%, phosphorus 0.2%, moisture 81%
My simple composition analysis
- The meat content is not divided into muscle meat and offal.
Taurine
1000 mg/kg
Calories
95 kcal/100g
Calcium: Phosphorus
1,35:1
My calculations of analytical components in d.m.
Proteins
55,26%
Fats
31,58%
Carbohydrates
2,63%
Food composition
55% chicken meat, chicken livers, chicken broth, 43% saithe, fish broth, 2% minerals.
Additives per kg: vitamin D3 200 IU, vitamin E (as all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) 25 mg, taurine 1000 mg, zinc as zinc sulfate monohydrate, 15 mg, manganese as manganese (II) sulfate monohydrate 3 mg, iodine as potassium iodide 0.5 mg
Analytical composition: protein 10.5%, fat 6.1%, crude ash 1.8%, crude fiber 0.3%, calcium 0.27%, phosphorus 0.2%, moisture 81%
My simple composition analysis
- The meat content is not divided into muscle meat and offal.
Taurine
1000 mg/kg
Calories
95 kcal/100g
Calcium: Phosphorus
1,14:1
My calculations of analytical components in d.m.
Proteins
56,5%
Fats
30%
Carbohydrates
3,5%
Food composition
53% chicken meat, chicken livers, chicken broth, 45% lamb meat, lamb kidneys, lamb livers, 2% minerals.
Additives per kg : vitamin D3 200 IU, vitamin E (as all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) 25 mg, taurine 1000 mg, zinc as zinc sulfate monohydrate, 15 mg, manganese as manganese (II) sulfate monohydrate 3 mg, iodine as potassium iodide 0.5 mg
Analytical composition : protein 11.3%, fat 6%, crude ash 1.7, crude fiber 0.3%, calcium 0.26%, phosphorus 0.19%, moisture 80%
My simple composition analysis
- The meat content is not divided into muscle meat and offal.
Taurine
1000 mg/kg
Calories
97,03 Kcal/100g
Calcium: Phosphorus
1,37:1
My calculations of analytical components in d.m.
Proteins
56,5%
Fats
30%
Carbohydrates
3,5%
Food composition
53% chicken meat, chicken livers, chicken broth, 45% rabbit meat, rabbit hearts, rabbit kidneys, rabbit broth, 2% minerals.
Additives per kg: vitamin D3 200 IU, vitamin E (as all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) 25 mg, taurine 1000 mg, zinc as zinc sulfate monohydrate, 15 mg, manganese as manganese (II) sulfate monohydrate 3 mg, iodine as potassium iodide 0.5 mg
Analytical composition: protein 10.7%, fat 6%, crude ash 1.7%, crude fiber 0.3%, calcium 0.32%, phosphorus 0.24%, moisture 81%
My simple composition analysis
- The meat content is not divided into muscle meat and offal.
Taurine
1000 mg/kg
Calories
95 kcal/100g
Calcium:Phosphorus
1,33:1
My calculations of analytical components in d.m.
Proteins
56,32%
Fats
31,58%
Carbohydrates
1,58%
Food composition
63% chicken meat, chicken gizzards, chicken liver, chicken broth, 35% duck meat, duck hearts and duck broth, 3% minerals.
Additives per kg: vitamin D3 200 IU, vitamin E (all rac-alpha-tocopherol acetate) 25 mg, taurine 1000 mg, zinc (zinc sulfate monohydrate) 15 mg, manganese (manganese (II) sulfate monohydrate) 3 mg, iodine as potassium iodide 0.5 mg.
Analytical composition : protein 11%, fat 6.8%, crude ash 1.9%, crude fiber 0.3%, moisture 79%.
Additional info from producent
Calcium 0,4 %, Phosphorus 0,2 %.
My simple composition analysis
- The meat content is not divided into muscle meat and offal.
Taurine
1000 mg/kg
Calories
106 kcal/100g
Calcium:Phosphorus
2:1
My calculations of analytical components in d.m.
Proteins
52,38%
Fats
32,38%
Carbohydrates
4,76%
Food composition
53% chicken meat, chicken livers, chicken broth, 45% venison (deer meat, venison, fallow deer meat), game broth, 2% minerals.
Additives per kg: vitamin D3 200 IU, vitamin E (as all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) 25 mg, taurine 1000 mg, zinc as zinc sulfate monohydrate, 15 mg, manganese as manganese (II) sulfate monohydrate 3 mg, iodine as potassium iodide 0.5 mg
Analytical composition: protein 11%, fat 6.6%, crude ash 1.8%, crude fiber 0.3%, Calcium 0.3%, Phosphorus 0.22%, moisture 80%
My simple composition analysis
- The meat content is not divided into muscle meat and offal.
Taurine
1000 mg/kg
Calories
102 kcal/100g
Calcium:Phosphorus
1,36:1
My calculations of analytical components in d.m.
Proteins
55%
Fats
33%
Carbohydrates
1,5%
Food composition
62% chicken meat, chicken livers, chicken broth, 36% beef lung, beef, beef broth, 2% minerals.
Additives per kg : vitamin D3 200 IU, vitamin E (as all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) 25 mg, taurine 1000 mg, zinc as zinc sulfate monohydrate, 15 mg, manganese as manganese (II) sulfate monohydrate 3 mg, iodine as potassium iodide 0.5 mg
Analytical composition: protein 10.5%, fat 6.9%, crude ash 1.7%, crude fiber 0.3%, Calcium 0.31%, Phosphorus 0.2%, moisture 80%
My simple composition analysis
- The meat content is not divided into muscle meat and offal.
Taurine
1000 mg/kg
Calories
103 Kcal/100g
Calcium:Phosphorus
1,55:1
My calculations of analytical components in d.m.
Proteins
52,5%
Fats
34,5%
Carbohydrates
3%
Food composition
63% chicken meat, chicken livers and chicken stock, 36% veal lungs, veal broth, veal hearts, 2% minerals.
Additives per kg: vitamin D3 200 IU, vitamin E (all-rac-alpha tocopheryl acetate) 25 mg, taurine 1000 mg, zinc (zinc sulfate monohydrate) 15 mg, manganese (manganese (II) sulfate monohydrate) 3 mg, iodine (potassium iodide) 0.5 mg.
Analytical composition: protein 10.9%, fat 6.4%, crude ash 1.7%, crude fiber 0.3%, moisture 80%, calcium 0.31%, phosphorus 0.2%
My simple composition analysis
- The meat content is not divided into muscle meat and offal.
Taurine
1000 mg/kg
Calories
114 Kcal/100g
Calcium:Phosphorus
1,55:1
My calculations of analytical components in d.m.
Proteins
54.5%
Fats
32%
Carbohydrates
3.5%
Food composition
62% chicken meat, chicken livers, chicken broth, 36% duck meat, duck hearts, duck broth, 2% minerals
Additives per kg: vitamin D3 200 IU, vitamin E (as all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) 25 mg, taurine 1000 mg, zinc as zinc sulfate monohydrate, 15 mg, manganese as manganese (II) sulfate monohydrate 3 mg, iodine (potassium iodide) 0.5 mg
Analytical composition: protein 11.8%, fat 7.6%, crude ash 1.7%, crude fiber 0.3%, calcium 0.4%, phosphorus 0.2%, moisture 78%
My simple composition analysis
- The meat content is not divided into muscle meat and offal.
Taurine
1000 mg/kg
Calories
97,03 Kcal/100g
Calcium:Phosphorus
2,0:1
My calculations of analytical components in d.m.
Proteins
53,64%
Fats
34,55%
Carbohydrates
2,73%
Comprehensive composition analysis
Content of meat and offal
The first thing he always analyzes in food is the content of meat and offal in the composition. In the case of Wild Freedom wet cat food, the labels do not indicate how much muscle meat or offal is present. Why is it so important? Offal is an important part of a cat’s diet, but complete feeds should not contain more than 20% of offal in the composition. Too much offal can cause diarrhea in some cats.
When there are ambiguities in the composition of the feed analyzed by me, I always send an e-mail to the producer asking for the missing data and clarification of the inaccuracies. This was also the case with Wild Freedom. To my questions about the individual content of meat and offal, I received the answer that they cannot give me exact numbers as they vary from batch to batch. So it looks like the producer does not control the amount of meat and offal in the pet food more closely and therefore is not able to include this information on the labels of Wild Freedom pet foods.
Urinary system support
The ratio of calcium to phosphorus in each flavor of Wild Freedom varies from 1.14: 1 to 2: 1, which is not ideal. I would like to invite cat owners with urinary tract problems to take a look at the individual composition analyzes presented above in this review. Additionally, Wild Freedom Wild Hills (Duck and Chicken) did not have the calcium and phosphorus content on the label, so I had to ask the manufacturer about them.
Macronutrients
The analytical composition of Wild Freedom pet foods is balanced, i.e. it contains the optimal level of fats, carbohydrates and proteins. The caloric content of the feeds is kept at 90-105 kcal per 100 grams of feed, and the energy distribution is as follows: fat accounts for about 60% of the caloric value, proteins for about 40%, and carbohydrates for about 4% of the total caloric value.
Plant ingredients and other fillers
Wild Freedom wet cat food does not contain any clogs (grain, rice, vegetables) or chemical additives in the form of flavor enhancers, preservatives and dyes.
Omega fatty acids
Unfortunately, they do not contain an important component of the cat’s diet, which is salmon oil. They also do not contain any other animal ingredient that provides the cat with Omega polyunsaturated fatty acids – that is, their additional supplementation is necessary.
Taurine level
There is also a problem with taurine. All flavors of Wild Freedom foods contain only 1000 mg / kg of taurine. This is not an optimal amount, as complete cat foods should contain about 1500 mg / kg of taurine (and in many cases they have even more).
Other information
Despite the variety of flavors, all Wild Freedom foods contain chicken, which disqualifies them in case of poultry allergy. Additionally, only one food variant is mono-protein – Wide Country.
Advantages
- optimal level of carbohydrates, proteins and fats,
- no dyes and preservatives,
- without grains, rice, vegetables and dairy products.
Wady
- no specified proportion of meat and offal in the feed,
- low taurine level,
- only one mono-protein option,
- only available in two online stores,
- does not contain salmon oil.
My opinion about Wild Freedom wet cat food
Wild Freedom foods have a natural composition, but unfortunately also have a lot of shortcomings and shortcomings. I am particularly offended by the lack of specification of the content of meat and offal, because I am not sure how much meat it really has and I cannot classify this food as high-meat. In addition, I am shocked by the lack of Omega polyunsaturated fatty acids in the composition and the relatively low level of taurine.
I am aware that many people consider Wild Freedom to be a good wet cat food and recommend it in various forums and social groups, but in my opinion this food is just average compared to other foods in the same price range. Food advertised as a complete food for cats should contain the optimal amounts of ingredients necessary in a cat’s diet, and Wild Freedom, unfortunately, wet cat food did not live up to this task. Due to the shortcomings and ambiguities in the composition, which I wrote about in detail above in my composition analysis, Wild Freedom did not meet my expectations and I do not think it is suitable for regular feeding to a cat.
My cat’s opinion
Despite the fact that Wild Freedom cat wet food did not meet my expectations, my fluffy kitten liked most of the food’s flavors – in addition to the Cold River fish flavor. But that was to be expected. When it comes to fishy flavors, Apollo is really picky and hardly any fish food can really please him.
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What do You think?
I would love to see your thought, suggestions and questions in the comments below!
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Describes of the flavours are misleading. Every single one of them contains chicken.
One of our cats is allergic to chicken. Thinking I’m giving her safe flavour like rabbit or game, I’m making her sick.
Thank for a great, professional break-down of the pros and cons. You’ve put some real effort into this and it shows. I will definitely read your other reviews.
I Joanna, thank you for your honest review. My cat Snow didn’t like this food, he ate it but in the end he got a bit sick so I had to change it. Can you please just explain me why the calcium to phosphorus rate is important? And why not having fruits and vegetables is a good thing? I thought that those ingredients made the food “healthier”.
(kiss from Portugal)
The ratio of calcium to phosphorus affects the urinary tract health. It is important for healthy cats – so that they can stay healthy, and for cats that have problem with urinary system or kidneys – so that their disease does not worsen.
Vegetables, fruits, rice, etc. in cat food are the fillers, the only purpose of which is to make the food attractive to humans, because for us people, e.g. broccoli and carrots are healthy. Humans are omnivorous and can rely on both meat and plants.
Cats are specialized carnivores, which means that their bodies do not contain the enzymes needed to extract nutrients from plants. Plants don’t contain all the amino acids necessary for a cat’s diet. So the fruits and vegetables in cat food are for the marketing purposes only. The only plant that cat should nible on is cat grass, but it has a completely different purpose – it allows the cat to vomit the fur balls along with the grass so it wont can accumulate in the cat’s digestive tract during grooming.
(yuou can learn more about cat gras in this post)
This review is really helpful thank you as I was looking at buying wild freedom for my kittens. It is a minefield trying to work through all the information out there but you have broken it down really helpful. I would be interested to know if there is a brand you consider does have all the necessary elements to give a healthy diet.
Some of the best quality cat food are, for example, Zooplus BIO, Gussto and most of the flavors of Cat Finefood. You can find all their reviews on my blog.
What about Granatapet? Your review about it was pretty good, did anything change in the meantime?
I’ve just given a few examples of good cat food 😉 Indeed, GranataPet is also one of the best.
Mind you, most of the Zooplus BIO options contain vegetable fillers.
You are right, but when it comes to determining whether a cat food is good or not, you need to look at all the aspects. Zooplus Bio has specified proportion of meat and offal in the feed and it is a good proportion. In comparison Wild Fridoom is hiding that information from us.
Additionally Zooplus Bio contains salmon oild and good Taurine level (way higher than Wild Fridoom).
You can check out full analyse in my review of Zooplus Bio food (link).