Best biscuit treats, ranked.

A clean, named-meat grain-free crunchy cat treat with no health claims and a clean five-year record; the label does not print a country of origin, but the list is short and recognizable.

A short, grain-free baked biscuit with named plant ingredients, no added sugar, no artificial colors, and no synthetic preservatives, on a clean recall record; the per-biscuit count is derived from pack weight, so per-piece value is approximate.

A clean five-ingredient oven-baked biscuit on a wheat base with no marketing claims and a clean record; the per-biscuit calorie figure varies by source, so its value is approximate.

A grain-free baked biscuit with no artificial colors or synthetic preservatives and a clean recall record; cane molasses and honey put added sugar in the list, which trips the added-sugar penalty. The bar count is derived from pack weight, so per-piece value is approximate.

A cheap, honest, complete-and-balanced cat treat that discloses calories and has a clean recall record, but the base is chicken by-product meal and ground corn, which the Ingredient Clarity score reflects; out of Strong on the filler penalty.

A clean, named-meat crunchy cat treat that is cheap and recall-clean, but its 'helps clean teeth' texture claim has no VOHC backing, so the dental promise is marketing.

A simple oven-baked biscuit with recognizable ingredients, but it leans on cane molasses and claims its 'crunchy texture helps clean teeth' with no VOHC backing; pleasant and cheap, the dental line is marketing.

Chicken is the first ingredient and it is cheap, but the crunchy bits carry four artificial colors and both BHA and BHT, and the 'helps clean teeth' claim has no VOHC backing; the additives and unbacked dental claim drag it down.

An unnamed meat-and-bone-meal base preserved with BHA, plus a 'helps clean teeth' line with no VOHC backing; cheap and recall-clean, but the dental promise is marketing.

An unnamed meat-and-bone-meal and by-product-meal base preserved with BHA and BHT, with added color and a helps-clean-teeth line that has no VOHC backing; cheap and recall-clean, but the ingredient base and unbacked dental claim land it low.