Purina® Friskies® Party Mix All Life Stages Cat Treats - Chicken, With Vitamins

by Friskies

Overall Score: 70/100

Ingredients

1. Chicken (protein)
2. Chicken Meal (protein)
3. Brewers Rice (carbohydrate)
4. Chicken By-Product Meal (protein)
5. Animal Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols (other)
6. Pea Starch (other)
7. Corn Protein Meal (other)
8. Barley (carbohydrate)
9. Liver Flavor (other)
10. Brewers Dried Yeast (other)
11. Natural And Artificial Flavors (other)
12. Cassava Root Flour (other)
13. Turkey By-Product Meal (protein)
14. Phosphoric Acid (other)
15. Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
16. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
17. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
18. Cheese Powder (Source Of Cheddar Cheese Flavor) (other)
19. Salt (mineral)
20. Taurine (additive)
21. L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C) (other)
22. VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement (other)
23. Niacin (Vitamin B-3) (other)
24. Vitamin A Supplement (vitamin)
25. Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5) (other)
26. Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1) (other)
27. Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2) (other)
28. Vitamin B-12 Supplement (other)
29. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6) (other)
30. Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9) (other)
31. Vitamin D-3 Supplement (other)
32. Biotin (Vitamin B-7) (other)
33. Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K)] (other)
34. MINERALS [Zinc Sulfate (other)
35. Ferrous Sulfate (mineral)
36. Manganese Sulfate (other)
37. Copper Sulfate (other)
38. Calcium Iodate (mineral)
39. Sodium Selenite] (other)
40. Yellow 5 (additive)
41. Yellow 6 (other)
42. Red 40 (additive)
43. Blue 2 (additive)
44. Bha (A Preservative) (other)
45. Bht (A Preservative). J619323\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaloric Content: \u003c/b\u003e 4031 kcal/kg (other)
46. 1.3 kcal/piece\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuaranteed Analysis: \u003c/b\u003e Crude Protein (Min) 29.0% (other)
47. Crude Fat (Min) 15.0% (other)
48. Crude Fiber (Max) 4.0% (other)
49. Moisture (Max) 8.0%.\r\n\u003cbr\u003e \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEEDING INSTRUCTIONS: \u003c/b\u003e Feed your adult cat 2 treats for each 1 pound of body weight (other)
50. not to exceed up to 10 treats daily as a reward or tasty snack (other)

Ingredient concerns

• 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.
• Yellow 5 (high concern): Like Red 40, Yellow 5 provides no nutritional value and is added only for appearance. It has been associated with hypersensitivity reactions and behavioral effects in children in multiple studies. Banned or restricted in several countries. The EU requires warning labels on products containing tartrazine. No legitimate reason for its inclusion in pet food.
• Red 40 (high concern): Provides no nutritional benefit whatsoever and is added solely for the visual appeal to human buyers, as dogs and cats have limited color vision. Multiple studies have raised concerns about behavioral effects in children, leading the EU to require warning labels on foods containing Red 40. Some animal studies have suggested potential genotoxicity, though results are debated. The FDA maintains it is safe at approved levels, but many veterinary nutritionists recommend avoiding artificial colors entirely.
• Blue 2 (high concern): Another artificial color with zero nutritional value. Some studies have found associations with brain tumors in male rats at high doses, though these findings are not universally accepted. Like other artificial colors, it exists in pet food solely for marketing purposes and offers no benefit to the animal.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 31.5%, fat 16.3%, fiber 4.3%, ash 7.6%, carbohydrate 40.2%. By calories: 28.3% from protein, 35.6% from fat, 36.1% from carbohydrate.

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

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