70 out of 100 Good
Fukumaru in pure mineral form, the clay sibling of the brand's plant and mixed litters, from the established Chinese maker. It arrives at No. 43 with seventy, a competent clay carried by its clump.
Clumping is the highlight, a strong four and a half, the bentonite setting a hard clump that lifts cleanly, the core virtue any owner asks of mineral litter. Dust and odour each score a solid four, a reasonably clean pour and reliable smell control across the week, a respectable showing on the axes that fill a daily routine.
The card gives ground on tracking, marked at three, the grain wandering from the box a little more than the tidiest clays, and on sustainability at two, the strip mined floor every bentonite shares. Those two figures, the scatter and the conscience, are what hold a capable clay in the lower middle of the list.
What you are buying is a dependable, value priced Chinese bentonite from a brand plant litter buyers already know, a hard clump and a clean enough pour at a sensible cost. It is not a litter for the environmentally minded, given the mine, and it asks for a mat to manage the tracking, but it clumps and controls odour without fuss. For the owner who wants a straightforward, affordable clay from a familiar name, Fukumaru Bentonite is a reasonable middle of the field choice. Honest mineral litter, doing exactly what it says on the bag.