Sheba cat food in gravy, sold as Perfect Portions Cuts in Gravy, is a complete wet food made of small meaty chunks in a thin gravy. It is high in moisture, formulated without grains, and easy to serve. It is also low in calories per tray, so a cat that eats nothing else needs eight or more servings a day.
What Is Sheba Cuts in Gravy?
Cuts in Gravy is one of the two main textures in Sheba’s Perfect Portions range. The other is paté. Both come in 2.6-ounce twin-packs that snap apart into two sealed 1.3-ounce servings, so you open a fresh one at every meal.
Sheba is a Mars Petcare brand, and the label says the food is made in the USA with ingredients from around the world. For the wider range, see our Sheba wet cat food review.
Flavors
Retailers currently list these Cuts in Gravy recipes:
- Roasted Chicken
- Tender Turkey
- Savory Mixed Grill
- Salmon
- Tuna
- Trout
- Whitefish and Tuna
Sheba also sells Gravy Indulgence, a similar adult food with extra gravy.
Ingredients
The Roasted Chicken recipe begins with water, chicken, poultry by-products, animal plasma, tapioca starch, and dried egg product. After that come fish oil, taurine, thickeners (xanthan gum and guar gum), caramel color, and added vitamins and minerals.
A few points are worth knowing:
- Water comes first. That is normal for a food in gravy. It is also why the protein percentage on the label looks low.
- Poultry by-products are not junk. AAFCO defines them as clean parts of slaughtered poultry, such as organs. The downside is that the label does not say which bird or which parts.
- Animal plasma and dried egg add protein and help the chunks hold their shape.
- Tapioca starch thickens the gravy. It is a small amount, but it is a starch.
- Fish flavors contain poultry. The Salmon recipe lists white fish, poultry by-products, and chicken ahead of salmon. The Tuna recipe lists chicken and poultry by-products ahead of tuna.
Sheba says the recipes are formulated without grains, corn, or soy and have no artificial flavors or preservatives, with a note that trace amounts may be present from cross-contact during manufacturing.
Nutrition and Calories
Every Cuts in Gravy recipe we checked carries the same guaranteed analysis:
- Crude protein: 7% minimum
- Crude fat: 2.5% minimum
- Crude fiber: 1.5% maximum
- Moisture: 84% maximum
Some older articles claim Sheba in gravy is “50% protein and 30% fat.” The label does not say that. With the water removed, 7% protein works out to about 44% on a dry-matter basis (7 divided by 16) and fat to about 16%. That is still well above AAFCO’s 26% protein minimum for adult cats.
Calories vary a little by flavor:
| Recipe | Calories per 1.3-oz serving |
|---|---|
| Roasted Chicken | 29 |
| Savory Mixed Grill | 29 |
| Tuna | 28 |
| Tender Turkey | 27 |
| Salmon | 25 |
| Whitefish and Tuna | 25 |
How Much to Feed
The label directions for adult cats are 4 to 5 servings per 5 pounds of body weight each day for the chicken and turkey recipes, and 5 to 6 servings per 5 pounds for salmon.
The math backs that up. A typical 10-pound neutered adult cat needs roughly 250 calories a day, which is about 9 servings of the chicken recipe, or four and a half twin-packs. At around $28 for a box of 24 twin-packs in October 2026, that is roughly $5 a day if Cuts in Gravy is the only food.
Most owners use it one of two ways:
- As part of the diet: one or two servings a day next to a measured amount of dry food. Cut the dry food back to make room for the extra calories.
- As the whole diet: split the daily servings into at least two or three meals.
Label wording on recent packs says the chicken recipe meets AAFCO nutrient profiles for all life stages, while Sheba’s own marketing describes it as food for adult cats. For kittens, the simpler choice is Sheba’s kitten paté, which has more calories and protein per tray. Check the statement on your pack, and ask your vet how much a growing, pregnant, or nursing cat should eat.
Gravy or Paté?
| Cuts in Gravy (chicken) | Paté (chicken) | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein (min) | 7% | 9% |
| Fat (min) | 2.5% | 5% |
| Moisture (max) | 84% | 80% |
| Calories per serving | 29 | 38 |
Paté packs more food into the same tray, so it costs less per calorie. Gravy has more water and often tempts fussy cats. If your cat licks off the gravy and leaves the chunks, try mashing them with a fork or switch to paté. Our Sheba Perfect Portions trays review looks at the paté side in more detail.
Serving and Storage
- Store unopened trays in a cool, dry cupboard.
- Peel and serve one portion at a time. Cats usually prefer wet food at room temperature.
- Do not leave it sitting out. The FDA advises refrigerating or throwing out leftover wet pet food promptly, with the fridge at 40°F or below.
- Wash the bowl after each meal.
- Always keep fresh water available, even with a high-moisture food.
Trays are only one way to buy single-serve wet food. Our guide to cat food pouches compares pouches, cans, and trays.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Complete and balanced, with about 44% protein on a dry-matter basis
- 84% moisture helps cats that drink little
- Single servings mean no half-used cans
- Formulated without grains, corn, or soy
- Widely sold and inexpensive per pack
Cons
- Only 25 to 29 calories per serving
- Unnamed poultry by-products, and poultry in the fish flavors
- Contains tapioca starch and added color
- Costly and packaging-heavy as a sole diet
This article is general information, not veterinary advice. If your cat has a medical condition or a suspected food allergy, talk to your vet before changing foods.
Bottom Line
Sheba Cuts in Gravy is a solid, low-cost way to get more moisture and animal protein into a healthy adult cat. It works best as a daily wet meal alongside dry food, or as the full diet for a small cat if you are happy to open eight or nine trays a day. Skip it if your cat must avoid chicken or poultry, since even the fish flavors contain them.
