Science Diet Adult 7+ Tender Chicken Dinner

by Hills

Overall Score: 42/100

Ingredients

1. Water (other)
2. Chicken (protein)
3. Pork Liver (protein)
4. Wheat Flour (carbohydrate)
5. Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
6. Dextrose (other)
7. Modified Rice Starch (other)
8. Oat Fiber (other)
9. Egg Whites (other)
10. Chicken Liver Flavor (protein)
11. Soybean Oil (fat)
12. Titanium Dioxide color (other)
13. Dicalcium Phosphate (mineral)
14. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
15. Fish Oil (protein)
16. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
17. L-Lysine (other)
18. Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
19. vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Ascorbic Acid, Niacin Supplement, Pyroxidine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid) (other)
20. Iodized Salt (other)
21. Taurine (additive)
22. Guar Gum (additive)
23. Calcium Chloride (other)
24. Caramel color (additive)
25. minerals (Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate) (other)
26. 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.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 10.6%, fat 5.5%, fiber 0.6%, ash 7.8%, carbohydrate 75.5%. By calories: 10.7% from protein, 13.4% from fat, 75.9% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food does not meet the AAFCO adult cat nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 10.6% vs 26% minimum, fat 5.5% vs 9% minimum.

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

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