Metabolic Cat Treats

Overall Score: 57/100

Ingredients

Chicken By-Product Meal (protein)
Brewers Rice (carbohydrate)
Corn Gluten Meal (carbohydrate)
Powdered Cellulose (fiber)
Dried Tomato Pomace (fiber)
Flaxseed (fat)
Chicken Fat (protein)
Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
Chicken Liver Flavor (protein)
Dried Beet Pulp (fiber)
Coconut Oil (fat)
Lactic Acid (other)
Calcium Sulfate (other)
Potassium Chloride (mineral)
Carrots (other)
L-Lysine (other)
Iodized Salt (other)
Taurine (additive)
minerals (Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite) (other)
vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement) (other)
L-Carnitine (additive)
Mixed Tocopherols for freshness (other)
Natural Flavors (additive)
Beta-Carotene (other)

Chicken By-Product Meal (medium concern): While nutritionally adequate, by-product meals can vary widely in quality and digestibility. They include parts like necks, feet, and intestines, which some consumers find objectionable. Quality control is less consistent than named muscle meat sources.
Corn Gluten Meal (medium concern): Primarily used as an inexpensive plant-based protein booster that can inflate the protein percentage on guaranteed analysis without providing the complete amino acid profile of animal proteins. Its presence in large quantities may indicate the manufacturer is supplementing with cheap protein instead of using more meat.
Wheat Gluten (medium concern): Like corn gluten meal, wheat gluten serves as an inexpensive plant protein that inflates the total protein percentage. It was also at the center of the 2007 pet food recall when melamine-contaminated wheat gluten from China caused widespread kidney failure in pets.

Dry food, with grains.