Adult 7+ Tender Tuna Dinner Cat Food

by Hill's Science Diet
Overall Score: 86/100
Ingredients
- Water (other)
- Tuna (other)
- Chicken (protein)
- Pork Liver (protein)
- Dextrose (other)
- Wheat Flour (carbohydrate)
- Modified Rice Starch (other)
- Oat Fiber (other)
- Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
- Pork Plasma (protein)
- Soybean Oil (fat)
- Glycine (other)
- Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
- Natural Flavor (additive)
- Fish Oil (protein)
- Dicalcium Phosphate (mineral)
- Guar Gum (additive)
- Potassium Chloride (mineral)
- Choline Chloride (vitamin)
- Cysteine (other)
- vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K), Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid) (other)
- minerals (Calcium Chloride, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate) (other)
- Taurine (additive)
- Iodized Salt (other)
- DL-Methionine (other)
- L-Carnitine (additive)
- Caramel color (additive)
- Beta-Carotene (other)
Ingredient concerns
- Wheat (medium concern): Wheat is a common allergen in dogs and cats. While it provides digestible carbohydrates and some protein, it is frequently used as an inexpensive filler. Pets with wheat sensitivities may experience skin irritation, gastrointestinal upset, or chronic ear infections.
- 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.
- Caramel Color (high concern): Certain classes of caramel color (Class III and IV, produced with ammonia or ammonia-sulfite processes) contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), which has been classified as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans' (Group 2B) by IARC. California's Proposition 65 lists 4-MEI as a carcinogen. Like other color additives, it provides no nutritional benefit to pets.
Dry food, with grains, for the senior, adult life stages.
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