Review: Nurture Pro Tofu Litter vs Daily Delight Happea Litter

Disclaimer: This review is solely based on my opinion and experience using both litters.Harbie & Kiki use 1 of each, while Ellie only uses Tofu.

I have been using Nurture Pro tofu litter for a while now. I tried the Original initially but find that the Charcoal does reduce the smell, especially when they pee.

I came across the Happea Litter during the Pet Expo in Nov 2022 and I have been using both concurrently as they both have their Pros & Cons.

Fresh bags of litter (Left: Nurture Pro Charcoal tofu litter 7L GREY , Right: Daily Delight Happea litter 8L BEIGE)

Let's talk the Nurture Pro Charcoal Litter first.

It retails between $9 to $10+ per bag of 7L. What does 7 litres mean? It means it is supposed to absorb as much as 7 litres of liquid.

You can easily see that it is lesser in quantity than the other litter, when emptied into the same litterbox.

It doesn't smell too much of charcoal to me, but definitely smells of tofu.

The website says that it can be flushed down the toilet (I don't flush down toilets even when I catsit, but just dispose it as you would any other litter) and to empty and replace once a month.

I find that it does get smelly after over a week, so I really wouldn't keep it for a month as if the litter is smelly, topping up is not really helping much. I prefer to change and wash the boxes thoroughly every 8 to 10 days, depending on the number of cats using and how clean their litter habits are. It is also too dusty to continue using for up to a month.

Between the tofu and the pea, the tofu definitely smells first, especially if your cat isn't diligent at covering up.

Let's talk the Daily Delight Happea Litter next.

It retails between $11 to $12+ per bag of 8L. You can get it slightly cheaper at NTUC online. Once again, the website says to change and replace once a month, and again, I disagree. It doesn't clump as fast or as well as the tofu and is a bit softer and spongier when scooping, causing it to stick to the base or sides of the litter box.

The litter scoop is definitely dirtier and I find myself needing to keep wiping it down with wet wipes. I don't quite face this issue with the tofu.

At the end of the 9 days, the tofu is left with lesser quantity and more dust, but the stickiness of the pea irritates me more than the dust of the tofu litter. Despite it being dusty, it doesn't stick to the box unlike it's counterpart (as you can see from the picture below that the pea still appears rather stogy despite being almost covered) and it does not really track around the house.

Given that I wash and change the litter boxes every 8 days or so, the tofu is the Winner for me in terms of easier daily cleaning as I can clean pretty fast without the tofu sticking to the litter scoop. I also didn't need to scrape the bottom of the box as much as compared to the pea when I was emptying and washing.

With that said, I would rather pay for a slightly lesser quantity, despite more dust because it's just easier for daily maintenance.