96 out of 100 Exceptional
The purist's masterpiece, and a litter that wins on restraint rather than reach. Pidan's Original Tofu strips the brand's celebrated formula back to food grade soybean alone, no clay, no filler, and asks the plant to do everything. Remarkably, it very nearly does. At No. 2 with a score of ninety six, it is the finest pure tofu litter in the world this year.
Dust is its first triumph, a flawless five, the pour so clean that owners of asthmatic households reach for it without a second thought. Tracking matches it at five, the slim pellets holding to the tray rather than riding out on paws, and odour scores a perfect five as well, controlled cleanly and without a hint of masking perfume. This is a litter that disappears into a home, which is the highest praise a litter can earn.
Clumping is the single half point conceded, firm and scoopable but a touch softer than the clay leaders or Pidan's own mixed blends, the price of leaving mineral out of the pellet. Sustainability sits just below perfect at four and a half: the material is renewable, biodegradable, and flushable in small amounts, faultless in substance, with only the packaging and shipping footprint keeping it from the very top.
What distinguishes Pidan, here and across its range, is design intelligence. The grain, the absorption, the way the pellet behaves underfoot, all of it is considered. The Original is the choice for the owner who wants the Pidan finish with the cleanest possible conscience, and who will accept a marginally gentler clump in exchange for a litter that is renewable to its core. It is a quietly definitive product, and a deserving runner up.