Maxwell real tuna canned cat food 400g review: the budget pick

When you want to stretch the budget but still give your cat something wet and tasty, Maxwell’s tuna can is hard to beat on price.

What you get

Maxwell is a low-cost canned food built around real tuna. The panel is simple (tuna, fish broth, added taurine, and vitamin E, with crude protein at 17% minimum), so at this price it’s a popular way to add moisture and flavor over kibble or as a treat. One honest note: this short ingredient list isn’t a full complete-and-balanced premix, so check the label and use it alongside a complete food. With 10,000+ sold, it’s a go-to budget pick.

How do you feed a 400g can?

A 400g can is large for a single cat, and the food spoils fast once opened, so plan around it. Spoon out what you need over the day’s kibble, then refrigerate the rest in a covered container and use it within a day or so. For a multi-cat home, one can can cover a mealtime across several cats at once. At 89 kcal/100g it’s a light, broth-style can, great for hydration and flavor, but it won’t fatten up a thin cat on its own, so keep a complete food as the base of the diet.

Value

About ₱75 a can (as of July 1, 2026, but check the latest price on Shopee), one of the cheapest real-tuna options around, which is why it’s our Best Budget pick. Split across several toppings or several cats, the cost per serving is tiny. The trade-off for that price is the simple recipe: a tuna-broth-taurine panel rather than a full complete-and-balanced premix, so treat it as a complement, not a stand-alone meal. If you feed wet food daily to add moisture, this is one of the most sulit ways to do it.

Who should buy it

Buy this if you want an affordable wet topper, your cat loves tuna, or you’re feeding several cats and watching the budget. Use it with a complete dry or wet food, not on its own. It’s a poor fit if you want a single can that’s a complete diet by itself. For that, spend up. More in our cat food buying guide and best cat food roundup.

Alternatives to consider

If you want a wet food that stands as more of a meal, the Goodest Cat Wet Food 85g is our Best Wet Food pick at around ₱327 for a pack of 12 as of July 1, 2026. If you’d rather go premium and grain-free, the Kit Cat Wild Caught grain-free 400g is our Best Premium pick at around ₱99 a can.