Last updated Apr 19, 2023
Churu cat treats are made by Inaba, the most popular premium cat food brand in Japan. Churu and Inaba cat foods are also sold in many other countries. Churu treats are available in a wide range of products. Learn more about Churu cat treats in our unbiased review.
The Cats.com Standard – Rating Churu Cat Treats on What Matters
We have analyzed Churu cat treats and rated them according to our standards here at Cats.com. Our grades are based on the species-appropriateness of the food, the quality of the ingredients, product variety, price, customer experience, and recall history. You can read more about our ratings here.
Here are our ratings for Churu in these key areas:
Ratings
- Species-Appropriateness – 7/10
- Ingredient Quality – 8/10
- Product Variety – 9/10
- Price – 6/10
- Customer Experience – 8/10
- Recall History – 8/10
Overall Score: 7.67/10
We give Churu cat treats a 46 out of 60 rating (76.67) or a B grade.
About Churu
Inaba has a long history in the food business, dating back more than a century. Inaba emphasizes their family tradition in the food business, dating back to 1805 in Japan. They initially specialized in harvesting seafood then became involved in the pet food business in 1958. In 1989, the Churu brand was launched.
Inaba was an early innovator in canning production, freezing, and working with skipjacks and yellowfin. They are still at the forefront of the market in canned tuna today.
According to Inaba, they were one of the earliest companies making wet cat foods. Along with cat foods and cat treats, Inaba also makes dog foods.
Today the company’s pet food is sold around the world. Their web site is available in 13 different languages.
Sourcing and Manufacturing
Inaba products are made in the company’s own state-of-the-art, FDA-registered facilities. They follow the same quality assurance procedures as a U.S. human food plant.
All of Inaba’s foods are 100 percent human grade. They use no by-products, no artificial preservatives, and no artificial colors.
Inaba’s chicken breast fillets are from cage-free chickens raised on family farms close to the company’s facilities in Thailand. Their pure, whole muscle skipjack tuna is responsibly harvested in western Pacific waters. All the other natural ingredients in their fillet broths and Churu Purées are sourced in Thailand. Every ingredient used by Inaba is human grade.
Each batch of wild-caught tuna arrives at the processing facility with a certificate of origin specifying where and how it was harvested. Inaba only works with fisheries that employ dolphin-friendly fishing techniques, in accordance with the best practices of environmental responsibility and sustainability.
All Churu products packaged for sale in North America are produced in Saraburi, Thailand at the company’s wholly-owned and operated, state-of-the-art plant.
Inaba has a factory that opened in China in 2004. They also have a headquarters in the United States.
Inaba’s packaging materials have special oxygen-blocking properties to protect the food and your cat’s health.
Have Churu Cat Treats Been Recalled?
We didn’t find any recalls for Churu products in the United States in either the AVMA or U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) databases. It’s harder to be certain whether there have ever been any recalls in other countries. We didn’t find anything online to suggest that there had been.
What Kind of Cat Treats Does Churu Offer?
Inaba makes some 300 products for cats and dogs. Their treats are low-calorie, grain-free, and contain plenty of moisture. Inaba doesn’t use artificial preservatives or artificial colors.
The meat used by Inaba comes from farm-raised chicken and deep-sea tuna that has been sustainably harvested and which is certified dolphin-safe.
Along with treats, Inaba also makes broths, stews, and a variety of wet cat foods.
Some of their foods could do double-duty as treats but when we searched for “cat treats” on the Inaba site, we found the following specific treats:
- Churu Fun Bites – Chicken Recipe wraps Chicken Recipe
- Churu Fun Bites – Chicken Recipe wraps Tuna Recipe
- Churu Fun Bites – Chicken Recipe wraps Tuna with Scallop Recipe
- Churu Pops Tuna
- Churu Chicken
4 Tubes
- Churu Tuna
- Churu Pops Chicken
- Churu Tuna & Chicken Variety 50 Tubes
- Churu Skin & Coat Chicken
- Churu Chicken with Crab Flavor
- Churu Chicken with Shrimp Flavor
- Juicy Bites Scallop & Crab Flavor
- Churu Chicken with Scallop
- Churu Tuna with Scallop
- Churu Tuna with Chicken
- Churu Chicken with Beef
- Churu Tuna with Beef
- Churu Skin & Coat Tuna
- Churu Chicken with Cheese
- Juicy Bites Homestyle Broth & Calamari Flavor
3 packs
- Juicy Bites Fish & Clam Flavor
- Juicy Bites Tuna & Chicken Flavor
- Churu Skin & Coat Chicken with Scallop
- Churu Skin & Coat Tuna with Scallop
- Churu Tuna Varieties 50 Tubes
- Churu Tuna Variety Bag 10 Tubes
- Churu Chicken Varieties 50 Tubes
- Churu Pops Tuna with Chicken
- Churu Tuna with Salmon
- Juicy Bites Shrimp & Seafood Mix Flavor
- Churu Chicken Variety Bag 10 Tubes
- Churu Seafood Varieties Bag 20 Tubes
- Churu Chicken Varieties Bag 20 Tubes
- Churu Tuna Varieties Bag 20 Tubes
Most of the treats are pureed squeezables or bite-size pieces that might have some crunch to them. A few of the treats are made to help improve your cat’s skin and coat.
Churu Cat Treat – Top 3 Recipes Reviewed
| Product Name | Food Type | Primary Protein | Calories | Price | Our Grade |
| Churu Pops Chicken Cat Treats | Dry | Chicken | 430 kcal per kg | $1.85 per oz | B |
| Churu Fun Bites – Chicken Recipe wraps Tuna Recipe Cat Treats | Dry | Chicken | 1500 kcal per kg | $3.80 per oz | B+ |
| Churu Rolls – Tuna with Scallop cat treats | Dry | Chicken | 1300 kcal per kg | $4.28 per oz | B |
#1 Churu Pops Chicken Cat Treat Review
One of the great things about cat treats is their versatility. With Churu Pops Chicken Cat Treats, for example, you can squeeze a little a little from the tube and feed it to your cat by hand. You can also squeeze a little into a bowl and let your cat lick it that way. Or, you can put a little on your cat’s food as a topper. Many people like to use these treats as a way to give their cats medication.
Churu Pops cat treats come in three varieties: chicken, tuna, and tuna with chicken.
This variety is made with farm-raised chicken. The treat is a juicy gelée so it is high in moisture. It contains no grains, preservatives, or artificial colors. It’s also low in calories.
These treats do contain carrageenan and gums if these are issues for you and your cat.
Treats are supplemental foods only. They are not a complete and balanced diet for your cat.
As a treat for your cat, we think that Churu Pops Chicken cat treats will be very pleasing.
This food has 430 kcal/kg, 6.5 kcal per tube.
Ingredients
Water, Chicken, Natural Flavors, Natural Scallop Flavor, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Sodium Citrate, Green Tea Extract.
Ingredients We Liked: Farm-raised chicken
Ingredients We Didn’t Like: Natural flavors, carrageenan, gums
Guaranteed Analysis
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Pros
- Inaba uses human grade ingredients
- Contains farm-raised chicken
- No grains, preservatives, or artificial colors
Cons
- Contains “natural flavors” which is vague
- Uses carrageenan and gums
#2 Churu Fun Bites – Chicken Recipe wraps Tuna Recipe Cat Treat Review
With literally dozens of different cat treats, Inaba offers many snacks with different textures and flavors for cats. If your cat prefers a treat that he can bite into, you might try Churu Fun Bites. These treats are available in three versions. All three are chicken wraps but they include a chicken recipe, a tuna recipe, and a tuna with scallop recipe.
The Churu Fun Bites – Chicken Recipe wraps Tuna Recipe Cat Treats are soft, pillow-shaped natural chicken treats that have a creamy churu filling inside. The outside is a soft-baked paste. This gives the treats two different textures in one bite.
Churu Fun Bites are made with 100 percent farm-raised chicken and wild-caught tuna. They contain no grains, no artificial preservatives, and no artificial colors. They do have added taurine and vitamin E for your cat’s health.
Each pouch contains three packs of treats.
Churu Fun Bites look like treats that most cats would enjoy.
Churu Fun Bites – Chicken Recipe wraps Tuna Recipe Cat Treats has 1500 kcal/kg, 30 kcal/pcs ME (calculated).
Ingredients
Chicken, Tuna, Water, Tapioca, Egg White, Sodium Caseinate, Guar Gum, Natural Chicken Flavor, Natural Flavors, Yeast Extract, Natural Tuna Flavor, Carrageenan, Vitamin E Supplement, Paprika Oleoresin (color), Green Tea Extract.
Ingredients We Liked: Farm-raised chicken, wild-caught tuna
Ingredients We Didn’t Like: Natural flavors
Guaranteed Analysis
Dry Matter Basis
Caloric Weight Basis
Pros
- Churu uses farm-raised chicken; and deep sea, dolphin-safe tuna
- Churu uses human grade ingredients
- No artificial preservatives or colors added
Cons
- Contains “natural flavors” which is a vague term
- Contains carageenan and guar gum which might bother some cats with sensitive digestion
#3 Churu Rolls – Tuna with Scallop Cat Treats Review
Churu Rolls are soft, stick-shaped natural chicken treats with a creamy churu filling outside. The outside is made of soft-baked chicken paste. You can break them up to feed your cat as much or as little as you prefer. The treats offer two different textures in each bite.
Churu Rolls come in three popular flavors for the churu filling: tuna, tuna with scallops, and chicken. They contain no grains, artificial preservatives, or artificial colors. Each package includes four individual treat packs.
The rolls are made with farm-raised chicken and wild-caught tuna.
Churu Rolls – Tuna with Scallop contains chicken, tuna, and scallop, along with other ingredients.
We think that these treats would be popular with many cats.
This treat has 1300 kcal/kg, 13 kcal/pcs ME (calculated).
Ingredients
Chicken, Tuna, Water, Tapioca, Egg White, Sodium Caseinate, Scallop, Guar Gum, Natural Scallop Flavor, Natural Chicken Flavor, Natural Flavors, Yeast Extract, Carrageenan, Vitamin E Supplement, Paprika Oleoresin (color), Green Tea Extract.
Ingredients We Liked: Farm-raised chicken, wild-caught tuna, scallops
Ingredients We Didn’t Like: Natural flavors
Guaranteed Analysis
Dry Matter Basis
Caloric Weight Basis
Pros
- Churu uses farm-raised chicken and wild-caught tuna
- Ingredients are human grade
- No artificial preservatives or colors added
Cons
- “Natural flavors” is a vague ingredient
- Guar gum and carrageenan can be bothersome for some cats with sensitive digestion
What Do Customers Think of Churu Cat Treats?
We found thousands of customer reviews on Chewy.com and Amazon.com for Churu cat treats. Most of them were very positive.
Positive Reviews
I picked up a free sample at a fancy pet store and was skeptic b/c my kitties are super duper finicky. But my (16 year old) male litter mates went crazy the second they smelled the sample Chicken with Scallop. My one boy was going through a rough patch recently and was nauseous and dehydrated to the point I had to come up with an end of life plan with his Vet. He wouldn’t eat or drink but would lick these from my finger. He needed some food but mostly fluid and these were a perfect vehicle. I don’t know if he would have made it without these. – by CharmCityGirl reviewing INABA Churu Cat Treats, Grain-Free, Lickable, Squeezable On September 4, 2017
My cat is picky when it comes to her treats and this is one of the few she likes. – by BeaB reviewing Inaba Churu Rolls Chicken Recipe on Feb 12, 2021
Negative Reviews
it looked like a great hit, but hours later one of the cats had stomach issues and the other was less active and less comfy… the taste was alluring, but the result concerning 🙁 I didn’t put the facts together until this morning when one of the cats literally ran away in the backyard when I prepared the bowl with the treat … – by reviewing Mirela INABA Churu Cat Treats, Grain-Free, Lickable, Squeezable on April 28, 2019
My cat is obsessed with Churu so we wanted to give the Churu pops a try, however, these Churu Pops’ consistency are not for licking. Though my cat likes these, they are crumbly and required chewing in chunks. We will be getting more of the Original Churu treats though! – by CanonCat reviewing Inaba Churu Pops Moist & Chewy Tuna Recipe Lickable Cat Treats on May 19, 2022
How Much Do Churu Cat Treats Cost?
Churu cat treats are moderately priced for products that use human grade ingredients. We found a good selection on Chewy.com where you can purchase many of the treats in bulk sizes, with autoshipping to save some money.
The regular price (U.S.) for Churu Rolls (4 sticks per package) is $5.99. The package has a total weight of 40 grams (1.4 ounces).
We also found Churu Fun Bites for (U.S.) $5.99. Each package contains three packs of treats. Total package weight is 60 grams. We found Churu Pops in a pack of 24 0.54 ounce tubes for $22.74. Prices may vary and shipping can affect your costs.
Overall, Are Churu Cat Treats a Good Choice?
We do think that Churu cat treats are a good choice. Their ingredients are human grade. For the most part, we don’t have a problem with the ingredients used in their treats. Some people may dislike the use of carrageenan and guar gum but it’s difficult to find pet foods and treats that don’t use these ingredients to some degree.
If you are interested in Churu cat treats you may also like American Journey Salmon Recipe Soft & Chewy Cat Treats or KittyUp Functional Puree Treat.
How Do You Order Churu Cat Treats?
As of this year you can no longer order Inaba and Churu products directly from the company web site. However, their products are still widely available. You can buy them from Chewy, Amazon, PetSmart, and Petco in North America.
Inaba and Churu products are available online and in stores in many countries.
You can also use the store locator to find a retailer in your area that carries Churu cat treats.
