Tiki Cat: Facts, Recalls & Verified Foods
Tiki Cat is made by General Mills, Inc., founded 2005 — it scores green on 2 of 5 WSAVA-aligned criteria we track (0 red, 2 undisclosed), no FDA recalls on record, and 0 of the 169 Tiki Cat foods we've verified carry an AAFCO feeding-trial statement.
· 169 Tiki Cat food labels checked
The scorecard
WSAVA-aligned criteria
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association's nutrition guidelines suggest questions to ask any pet food maker before you buy. Here are this brand's answers, each with its source, or marked undisclosed when we could not confirm one.
2 of 5 criteria confirmed yes · 0 confirmed no · 2 undisclosed. Undisclosed is common, especially for smaller brands — it means we couldn't confirm an answer from a public source, not that the answer is unfavorable.
Marketing for Tiki Cat Veterinary Solutions references 'board-certified veterinary nutritionists' but named no such person or credential.
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Mixed: Tiki Cat's flagship wet/canned food is produced in Thailand at third-party human-grade canning plants (co-packer), per the Cats.com review. Separately, the General Mills acquisition press release states General Mills 'assumed operations of two manufacturing facilities in Joplin, Missouri' as part of the Tiki Pets/Cloud Star business, indicating some owned/operated U.S. plants (primarily treats/dry).
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No feeding-trial AAFCO statement found on the 169 labels we’ve verified for this brand, and no company-wide claim was found either. Most pet foods are only "formulated to meet" AAFCO profiles (a paper calculation) rather than fed to real animals in trials — this is common, not necessarily a red flag.
covers: finished-product nutrient analysis only (independent lab, regular basis). No pathogen/toxin/ingredient testing statement found. Tiki Pets brand-wide FAQ.
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6 PubMed papers (animal/pet filtered) list General Mills (owner; pet segment incl. Blue Buffalo Co.) in an author address; we checked 6 and 5 really name the company. A floor, not a total.
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These five checks come from WSAVA's guidelines on selecting pet foods — not our own opinion score. WSAVA does not approve or list brands. See how all 50 brands we track answer WSAVA's questions → · Our methodology →
The company
Who makes Tiki Cat
Ownership and history, each sourced independently — private-label and co-packed brands often hide the actual manufacturer behind the name on the bag.
Parent company
General Mills, Inc.
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Founded
2005
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Headquarters
Chesterfield, Missouri, USA
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The cost
What Tiki Cat costs, against everything else we have priced
The median Tiki Cat wet food we have priced works out at $21.97 per 1,000 kcal, against $17.63 for the median wet food we have priced — so it sits about 1.2x above the market. Cost per 1,000 kcal is the only basis that survives different bag sizes and moisture levels; per pound this comparison would mean nothing. On composition the gap is usually smaller than the price gap implies: 64.7% dry-matter protein against a median of 46.7%.
Tiki Cat foods by cost per 1,000 kcal
What Tiki Cat actually puts in its food
The ingredients this brand reaches for most across its 169 verified foods, counted once per recipe. Each links to what the ingredient is, what the evidence says, and how common it is industry-wide.
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Taurine (supplemental)
In 128 of 169 Tiki Cat foods (76%).
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Xanthan Gum
In 106 of 169 Tiki Cat foods (63%).
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Fish oil (EPA + DHA omega-3)
In 34 of 169 Tiki Cat foods (20%).
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Guar Gum
In 33 of 169 Tiki Cat foods (20%).
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Prebiotics (chicory root / inulin, FOS)
In 24 of 169 Tiki Cat foods (14%).
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Peas
In 21 of 169 Tiki Cat foods (12%).
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Rosemary extract
In 21 of 169 Tiki Cat foods (12%).
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Tapioca
In 19 of 169 Tiki Cat foods (11%).
The safety record
FDA recall history
From the FDA's Animal & Veterinary recall list, last checked 2026-11-11, plus older FDA notices we added by hand. Tiki Cat recall page →
The FDA's online recall list is complete for recent years but leaves out many notices from before about 2023. We add older FDA recall notices by hand when we find them.
The labels
What we've verified from Tiki Cat's labels
Computed directly from the official-label data we've extracted for this brand — never estimated.
Foods verified
169
0 dog · 169 cat
Feeding-trial validated
0
of 169 (0%)
Formulated to meet
0
AAFCO paper calculation
Label transparency
45%
avg. fields disclosed
The foods
Foods from Tiki Cat we've verified
Every one links to its own Verified Label — guaranteed analysis, AAFCO statement, and (where priced) cost per day.