Kitten Ocean Fish & Brown Rice Recipe

Overall Score: 85/100

Ingredients

Ocean Fish (protein)
Brown Rice (carbohydrate)
Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
Chicken Meal (protein)
Chicken Fat (protein)
Whole Grain Oats (other)
Pea Protein (protein)
Brewers Rice (carbohydrate)
Egg Product (protein)
Chicken Liver Flavor (protein)
Ground Pecan Shells (other)
Lactic Acid (other)
Dicalcium Phosphate (mineral)
Potassium Chloride (mineral)
Flaxseed (fat)
Dried Beet Pulp (fiber)
Dried Citrus Pulp (other)
Calcium Sulfate (other)
Choline Chloride (vitamin)
L-Lysine (other)
DL-Methionine (other)
Iodized Salt (other)
Pressed Cranberries (other)
Taurine (additive)
vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement) (other)
Fish Oil (protein)
Cysteine (other)
minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite) (other)
Magnesium Oxide (other)
Mixed Tocopherols for freshness (other)
Natural Flavors (additive)
Beta-Carotene (other)

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.
Pea Protein (medium concern): Plant-based protein concentrates like pea protein can artificially inflate the total protein percentage on guaranteed analysis without providing the same amino acid profile as animal proteins. Associated with the FDA investigation into grain-free diets and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs, though a causal link has not been definitively established.

Dry food, with grains, for the kitten life stage.