Michu Cat Litter Review: 6 Cats Tested It for 2 Months

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Whoever would have thought that working on litter boxes would be fun? Well, nobody ever will enjoy dealing with cat waste, but an Australian company called MichuPet indeed makes the task less unpleasant and, in fact, a little bit fun and even stylish.

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Ratings

Variety of Products – 5/5
Price Per Pound – 1/5
Multi-Cat Formulas – 1/5
Clumping Ability – 5/5
Natural/Alternative Options – 5/5
Dust/Mess – 5/5
Easy to Scoop – 5/5

Overall Score: 3.9/5

Michu offers mostly tofu-based litters that come in several fun scents and matching bright colors, for a playful feel and a pleasant scent in many formulas. Michu’s innovative, quirky litters come in scents and colors that are largely summery—with formulas such as Ocean Fresh, Peach, and Watermelon—so July and August were the purrfect months to test these Michu litters at my house with my crew of a half-dozen cats.

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I purchased six Michu brand cat litters and spent two months testing the litters with my six cats. I paid close attention to the traits of the litter, such as clumping ability and smell. We did not receive these products in exchange for a favorable review; we purchased the litter with our own money.

We chose to skip four formulas, including the Michu Wonder Cat Litter Plant Based Litter, because it is designed for automatic litter boxes and I do not own one of those. We skipped Jasmine Nature Mixed Cat Litter, also marketed for automatic litter boxes, for the same reason. I also skipped Plant-Based Tofu Cat Litter for Kittens, since I didn’t have a kitten at home that could test it.

This review also doesn’t include the brand-new Mixed Tofu Cat Litter Lite, which I first saw on the website the day I finished writing this article.

We included in the review a formula that appears to have possibly been discontinued, or at least is on hold: Coffee Scented Tofu Clumping Cat Litter. I bought this along with the convenient Rainbow Combo six-pack, which includes one of each of the tofu litters: Original, Green Tea, Watermelon, Peach, and Ocean Fresh, plus a bonus bag of Super-Mixed Cat Litter, which is a plant-based/clay hybrid.

The coffee litter was purchased separately from Chewy, but after I bought it, I noticed that it was not on the Michu website. I wrote to customer service to inquire about it, and the reply email did not say it was discontinued. The agent wrote this: “At the moment, the Coffee Cat Litter is unavailable, and we don’t have a confirmed restock date yet. We apologize for any disappointment this may cause.”

Sincethe status is vague—and as of September 1, the coffee litter is still available on Chewy – we included the litter in the review.

Brand Overview

An Australian man in his 30s named Qinghua Siluo, an avid cat lover based in Melbourne, launched the Michu brand in April 2022 as a premium pet brand specializing in tofu-based cat litter. The company, which began in a garage, was a huge hit and generated more than $10 million in sales worldwide during the first three years. Michu expanded into the United States market through Chewy and Amazon in 2025, so this brand is still fairly new in America.

Siluo, who has eight of his own cats, was inspired by a desire to make the more unpleasant parts of cat ownership—namely, dealing with the litter box—more fun and cool. He found standard cat litter and related products, like standard litter boxes and accessories, to be “boring and old,” Siluo told the Australian outlet news.com.au.

“It won’t excite me when I’m cleaning the cat’s business,” Siluo told the news outlet.

He also wanted to create a litter out of environmentally friendly materials, since clay comes from strip mining and doesn’t biodegrade.

You can order Michu litter directly from the website and at retailers including Chewy, Petco, Walmart. I bought my bags directly from Michu and at Chewy.

The Michu brand also includes items like litter boxes in unconventional styles, cat trees, toys, a cat grass kit, and more.

What Kind of Litter Does Michu Offer?

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Michu offers five types of tofu-based litter that are identical except for scents and matching cute colors. The company also makes a line of mixed litters, with both clay and plant-based materials, along with specialty litters for automatic litter boxes and kittens, and pellet litter additives that monitor the pH of cat urine and alert cat parents to potential health problems.

Here are the seven Michu litters we used and reviewed.

Tofu Cat Litter – Original (available in 5.5-pound bags and 11-pound boxes)
Tofu Cat Litter – Peach (available in 5.5-pound bags and 11-pound boxes)
Tofu Cat Litter – Green Tea (available only in 5.5-pound bags)
Tofu Cat Litter – Watermelon (available only in bags of 5.5 pounds)
Tofu Cat Litter – Ocean Fresh (available only in bags of 5.5 pounds)
Super-Mixed Cat Litter (available only in bags of 5.5 pounds)
Coffee Scented Tofu Clumping Cat Litter (available only in bags of 5.5 pounds)

The first five litters are identical as far as basic ingredients and structure; they only differ in scent and color. Otherwise, the litters have the same thin, sticklike pieces and mostly the same quality and performance. As for the mixed and coffee formulas, they look very similar with grayish stick pieces mixed with colored beads that work as deodorizers.

Most of Michu’s litters come in small bags that will only fill up a box with an inch or so. I recommend ordering bags in six-packs, which either come in a single formula or a variety pack so you can try six of them and see which you like best.

Top 7 Cat Litters Reviewed

Product Name	Materials	Clumping?	Life Stage	Additional Features	Type	Price	Overall Rating
Michu Original Unscented Natural Clumping Flushable Tofu Cat Litter	Tofu	Yes	All Lifestages	Natural, Unscented, Eco-Friendly, Lightweight, Clumping, Odor Control, Dust Free, Low Tracking, Flushable	Clumping	$2.78 per lb	4/5
Michu Peach Scented Natural Clumping Flushable Tofu Cat Litter	Tofu	Yes	All Lifestages	Natural, Eco-Friendly, Lightweight, Clumping, Odor Control, Dust Free, Low Tracking, Flushable	Clumping	$2.73 per lb	4.3/5
Michu Green Tea Scented Natural Clumping Flushable Tofu Cat Litter	Tofu	Yes	All Lifestages	Natural, Eco-Friendly, Lightweight, Clumping, Odor Control, Dust Free, Low Tracking, Flushable	Clumping	$2.73 per lb	4.2/5
Michu Watermelon Scented Natural Clumping Flushable Tofu Cat Litter	Tofu	Yes	All Lifestages	Natural, Eco-Friendly, Lightweight, Clumping, Odor Control, Dust Free, Low Tracking, Flushable	Clumping	$2.73 per lb	4.2/5
Michu Ocean Fresh Scented Natural Clumping Flushable Tofu Cat Litter	Tofu	Yes	All Lifestages	Natural, Eco-Friendly, Lightweight, Clumping, Odor Control, Dust Free, Low Tracking, Flushable	Clumping	$2.73 per lb	4.2/5
Michu Coffee Scented Clumping Tofu Cat Litter	Tofu	Yes	All Lifestages	Natural, Eco-Friendly, Lightweight, Clumping, Odor Control, Dust Free, Low Tracking, Flushable	Clumping	$2.73 per lb	3.8/5
Michu Mixed Tofu Heavy Duty Flushable Kitty Litter	Tofu	Yes	All Lifestages	Dust Free, Eco-Friendly, Flushable, Multi-Cat, Odor Control	Clumping	$3.09 per lb	4.2/5

Here are our evaluations of each of the seven Michu litters.

#1 Michu Original Unscented Natural Clumping Flushable Tofu Cat Litter

$14.99 At Chewy $15.29 At Amazon

This basic, unscented tofu litter has a subtle natural smell that is difficult to describe; maybe a slightly sweet, dough-like smell. The ingredients are simply human-grade Canadian natural snow pea, natural plant fiber, and natural binding agents.

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After your cat urinates in the litter, the wet areas quickly turn from little sticks into clumps with a texture often compared to Play-Doh. The soft, bendable clumps are covered with dry pieces of the litter, giving them the appearance of a scoop of vanilla ice cream covered in sprinkles. I find the clumping ability very good, and I was especially pleased with this litter because the clumps didn’t stick to the litter box as much as some other similar brands. The clumps dry out more and pop right up when you are scooping, and they leave little residue. The clean sticks fall through the slats of your litter scoop easily when you shake it.

The plant material, even without a scent, seems to have good odor-neutralizing ability. This litter produces no dust, and the pieces are too big to stick to your cat’s paws and track far beyond the litter box.

Category	Rating
Price	1/5
Clumping Action	5/5
Odor Control	5/5
Dust/Mess	5/5
Scent	3/5
Easy to Scoop	5/5
Overall Rating	4/5

What We Liked:

Lightweight and easy to carry
Environmentally friendly with biodegradable, renewable plant ingredients
No dust and low tracking
Very good clumping ability with minimal sticky residue
This formula seems to be the bestseller, as it is one of only two formulas that come in both the small bag and a box containing two bags

What We Didn’t Like:

At about $2.68 to $2.73 a pound, is much pricier than more conventional cat litters
Comes in a larger package with two small 5.5-pound bags in an 11-pound box. But that won’t last long, especially in a multi-cat household. We wish Michu would offer at least bestsellers in larger sizes

#2 Michu Peach Scented Natural Clumping Flushable Tofu Cat Litter

$14.99 At Chewy $15.29 At Amazon

This litter is identical to the Tofu Cat Litter Original formula, except for the infusion of a yummy peach scent and the addition of a dark peach color.

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This formula is my favorite because it just smells so good—imagine enjoying scooping the litter box because it smells like peach pie! It was the purrfect scent for summer peach season. The scent is strong but not overpowering, and it even maintains its peachiness after the cat urinates on it and the litter clumps.

The litter produces no dust and does not track far beyond the litter box. The peach-scented formula makes the same Play-Doh clumps that are easy to scoop and remove and don’t leave much of a sticky residue in the box, so long as the clump has time to harden after your cat urinates. At least one of my cats used this litter regularly.

Category	Rating
Price	1/5
Clumping Action	5/5
Odor Control	5/5
Dust/Mess	5/5
Scent	5/5
Easy to Scoop	5/5
Overall Rating	4.3/5

What We Liked:

Delicious scent
Lightweight and easy to carry
Environmentally friendly with biodegradable, renewable plant ingredients
No dust and low tracking
Excellent clumping ability
This formula seems to be the bestselling scented formula because only Peach and Original come in both the small bag and a boxed unit with two bags.

What We Didn’t Like:

At about $2.22 to $2.73 per pound, is much pricier than more conventional cat litters.
Won’t last long in a multi-cat household. We wish Michu offered its bestselling formulas in larger sizes.

#3 Michu Green Tea Scented Natural Clumping Flushable Tofu Cat Litter

$14.99 At Chewy $15.29 At Amazon

This Green Tea formula is identical to the Original Tofu Cat Litter in ingredients, except for the infusion of the strong tea scent—I could pick up the scent even standing a few feet from the box—and the cute lime-green color. I find the scent pleasant and clean, but it may be too strong for some cats.

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This litter produces no dust, and it doesn’t track far beyond the litter box. The tofu litter clumps into firm Play-Doh-like clumps that are easy to remove and don’t leave much of a sticky residue. The tea scent neutralizes odors, and it still smells like green tea even after a urine clump has formed.

Category	Rating
Price	1/5
Clumping Action	5/5
Odor Control	5/5
Dust/Mess	5/5
Scent	4/5
Easy to Scoop	5/5
Overall Rating	4.2/5

What We Liked:

Intriguing, refreshing scent
Lightweight and easy to carry
Environmentally friendly with biodegradable, renewable plant ingredients
No dust and low tracking
Good clumping ability

What We Didn’t Like:

At $2.73 a pound, is much pricier than many alternatives.
Scent is so strong that it may repel some cats, who have more sensitive noses than we do.

#4 Michu Watermelon Scented Natural Clumping Flushable Tofu Cat Litter

$14.99 At Chewy $15.29 At Amazon

Here is another super summery formula that was fun to have in the litter box during a time of year when I am snacking on watermelon. The bright pink color and light scent add a playful touch to the otherwise dull and unpleasant task of cleaning litter boxes.

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This formula does have a fairly pleasant scent to it, but I found it to smell more like vegetable soup than like watermelon. The Watermelon formula, like the other scented formulas, is the same as the Original formula, except for color and smell. It clumps very well without being overly sticky, has no dust, doesn’t track, and controls odor well.

Category	Rating
Price	1/5
Clumping Action	5/5
Odor Control	5/5
Dust/Mess	5/5
Scent	4/5
Easy to Scoop	5/5
Overall Rating	4.2/5

What We Liked:

Subtle, pleasant scent
Lightweight and easy to carry
Environmentally friendly with biodegradable, renewable plant ingredients
No dust and low tracking
Good clumping ability

What We Didn’t Like:

At about $2.73 a pound, is much pricier than many alternatives.
Watermelon scent would need to be sweeter to smell fruitier.
Litter only comes in 5.5-pound bags, which fill only one box with nothing left over for top-offs.

#5 Michu Ocean Fresh Scented Natural Clumping Flushable Tofu Cat Litter

$14.99 At Chewy $15.29 At Amazon

This litter has a fun Cookie Monster-blue color, along with a subtle scent that makes me think of a day on a saltwater ocean coast—a purrfect summer litter! The Ocean Fresh formula, like the other Michu scented litters, has the same ingredients as the Original formula, but differs in color and smell.

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Ocean Fresh litter clumps very well, doesn’t stick much to the sides of the litter box, doesn’t get stuck in your cat’s paws, and controls odors well. I like the gentle beachy smell, and at least one of my cats used it regularly.

Category	Rating
Price	1/5
Clumping Action	5/5
Odor Control	5/5
Dust/Mess	5/5
Scent	4/5
Easy to Scoop	5/5
Overall Rating	4.2/5

What We Liked:

Lightweight and easy to carry
Environmentally friendly with biodegradable, renewable plant ingredients
No dust and low tracking
Good clumping ability
Soft, pleasant scent and bright color

What We Didn’t Like:

At about $2.73 a pound, is much pricier than many alternatives.
Only comes in a small, 5.5-pound bag. It only fills one box, with no extra litter left for topping it off.

#6 Michu Coffee Scented Clumping Tofu Cat Litter

$14.99 At Chewy

This litter is no longer on the Michu website, and customer service will only say that it’s unavailable, with no confirmed information about future availability. But since Chewy still has this litter in stock as of September 1, and since my cats really seemed to like it—I bought two additional bags—the Coffee formula is worth a mention here. It would be a shame if Michu permanently discontinued this litter.

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The ingredients of this formula differ from the tofu litters. It has actual coffee grounds in it, along with cornstarch, fibers, bentonite (clay), and beads in three colors for odor control. From a distance, a box filled with this litter looks like traditional clay litter due to the gray color, but the sticklike shape is different.

Since the Coffee formula contains bentonite, the litter is a hybrid of traditional clay litter and trendy plant-based litter. This is a good option if you are trying to introduce your clay-dependent cat to a new type of litter, since it contains some of the same ingredients and isn’t completely different from traditional clay litter.

Coffee litter clumps well, although the clumps are wetter and stickier than Michu’s tofu formulas. My cats used the box containing Coffee litter more than the boxes containing the other formulas. Some customers say they detect a subtle coffee aroma, but I honestly did not smell anything. The Coffee litter seems unscented to me.

Category	Rating
Price	1/5
Clumping Action	4/5
Odor Control	5/5
Dust/Mess	5/5
Scent	3/5
Easy to Scoop	5/5
Overall Rating	3.8/5

What We Liked:

Lightweight and easy to carry
Contains some biodegradable, renewable plant-based ingredients
No dust and low tracking
Good clumping ability

What We Didn’t Like:

At about $2.73 a pound, is much pricier than many alternatives.
Only comes in a small, 5.5-pound bag. It only fills one box, with no extra litter left for topping it off.
Clumps can be wet and sticky.

#7 Michu Mixed Tofu Heavy Duty Flushable Kitty Litter

$16.99 At Chewy $16.99 At Amazon

This litter—a bestseller, according to the website—is a great transition litter for cats transitioning to tofu-based litter, or it can serve as a long-term hybrid option for cats that prefer clay.

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Super-Mixed is made with 68 percent tofu, plus bentonite bentonite, activated carbon, and colorful deodorant beads. The litter has a mixture of whitish sticks, little gray clay nuggets, and blue and purple beads. Michu promotes Super-Mixed as a heavy-duty litter that forms tighter clumps and works well for multi-cat homes and senior cats, whose paws won’t sink deeply into the litter because of its consistency.

This blended litter’s clumping ability is extraordinary, and the firm clumps don’t stick to the litter box and are easy to scoop up without being too soggy. The clumps look like a cross between the Play-Doh-like tofu clumps and the gray clumps formed by clay litter. Odor control is strong, and my cats used this litter a lot. The litter is unscented, but I detect a subtle, somewhat buttery natural scent that I like.

Category	Rating
Price	1/5
Clumping Action	5/5
Odor Control	5/5
Dust/Mess	5/5
Scent	4/5
Easy to Scoop	5/5
Overall Rating	4.2/5

What We Liked:

Lightweight and easy to carry
Environmentally friendly with biodegradable, renewable plant ingredients
No dust and low tracking
Excellent clumping ability
Subtle, pleasant scent

What We Didn’t Like:

At about $2.73 a pound, is much pricier than many alternatives.
Only comes in 5.5-pound bags, which fill only one box, with nothing left over for top-offs.

What Did the Test Cats Think?

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I have a Brady Bunch of six cats at my house and several litter boxes, usually with two filled with clumping clay, two filled with pine litters, and two others that serve as wild cards where I rotate different litters. Because I had seven Michu litters to review, I went through a period with one clay-filled litter box and three others filled with a different Michu litter. The cats had free choice.

I wish I could wean them off clay litter because of its environmental impact, weight, mess, and, in my opinion, weaker odor control. Unfortunately, though, clumping clay litter apparently remains the top choice for all of my cats. The boxes with clay always have more waste than the others, especially “number two.”

That said, the Michu litters weren’t any cat’s favorite, although the coffee formula was a fairly close second. But at least one of my cats used each of the Michu litter-filled boxes regularly, much more commonly for pee than for poop.

So, while clay remains king with my cats, Michu seems to be a solid second choice. For them, that means approval of the brand.

What Do Customers Think of Michu?

On Chewy, each Michu litter formula has received an average rating of at least four stars from people who purchased them.

The Original formula got 85% four-star and five-star reviews, and only 2% one-star reviews, on Chewy. The Green Tea formula had 81% four-star and five-star reviews, and 9% one-star reviews. The Watermelon formula has 84% four-star and five-star reviews, and 6% one-star reviews. The Peach formula has 80% four-star and five-star reviews, and 9% one-star reviews. Ocean Fresh has 68% four-star and five-star reviews, and 8% one-star reviews. The Coffee formula has only a handful of reviews, 78% of which have four stars and five stars; 11% of reviews have one star. Finally, the Super-Mixed formula got 76% four-star and five-star reviews, and 11% one-star reviews.

Positive Reviews

“I’ve been using this litter for about two weeks and I absolutely love it. When I go to scoop it out it clumps great and doesn’t smell. It just has a light wood-ish odor which is not unpleasant at all. It tracks a tiny bit but that could just be because my cat is messy. But it’s very easy to vacuum or sweep up. Highly recommend this litter!” – Paige, reviewing Tofu Cat Litter on Chewy (Aug 20, 2026)

“I’ve tried a lot of litters and this is the best one I’ve ever used. I’m severely allergic to dust and many litters are dusty and trigger my asthma. But MichuPet is dust free, smells great, and is super easy to clean. There’s also very little tracking!” – Cameron, reviewing Tofu Cat Litter – Peach on Chewy (Jan 30, 2026)

Negative Reviews

“It had a weird but manageable smell in the beginning. But after a few days, it smelled awful. It doesn’t work with how many times my cat uses the restroom. It would absorb smells and then project them around the room.” – Milagros, reviewing Tofu Cat Litter on Chewy (Aug 28, 2026)

“The ocean freshness… was a weird smell and I could tell the cats disliked it. I generally had to mix this with other litter for them to use it.” – Kate, reviewing Tofu Cat Litter – Ocean Fresh on Chewy (Feb 16, 2026)

Overall, Is Michu a Good Choice?

Yes, I think most cat parents and cats will find at least one litter to love from the Michu line, although the price will deter many from trying it. These are excellent litters made from good ingredients, and they outperform traditional clay litters in many ways. Cats who are used to clay will need time to warm up to this new style of litter.