Purina® Pro Plan® Veterinary Diets Dry Cat Food - UR, Urinary St/Ox

by Purina Pro Plan

Overall Score: 61/100

Ingredients

1. Chicken (protein)
2. Poultry By-Product Meal (protein)
3. Brewers Rice (carbohydrate)
4. Oat Fiber (other)
5. Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
6. Whole Grain Corn (other)
7. Animal Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols (other)
8. Salt (mineral)
9. Animal Liver Flavor (other)
10. Phosphoric Acid (other)
11. Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
12. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
13. Dried Egg Product (protein)
14. Fish Oil (protein)
15. Taurine (additive)
16. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
17. Vitamin E Supplement (vitamin)
18. Zinc Sulfate (mineral)
19. Ferrous Sulfate (mineral)
20. Niacin (vitamin)
21. Manganese Sulfate (other)
22. Vitamin A Supplement (vitamin)
23. Calcium Pantothenate (other)
24. Thiamine Mononitrate (vitamin)
25. Copper Sulfate (other)
26. Riboflavin Supplement (vitamin)
27. Vitamin B-12 Supplement (other)
28. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (other)
29. Folic Acid (vitamin)
30. Vitamin D-3 Supplement (other)
31. Calcium Iodate (mineral)
32. Biotin (vitamin)
33. Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K) (other)
34. Sodium Selenite (mineral)

Ingredient concerns

• 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.
• Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (high concern): Menadione (vitamin K3) is a synthetic form of vitamin K that has been banned for use in human dietary supplements in many countries due to toxicity concerns, including potential liver damage, allergic reactions, and cytotoxicity. It can cause oxidative damage to cell membranes. Natural forms of vitamin K (K1 from plants, K2 from bacterial fermentation) are considered safer alternatives. Despite these concerns, it remains widely used in pet food as an inexpensive vitamin K source.
• Sodium Selenite (low concern): Sodium selenite is an inorganic form of selenium with a narrower safety margin than organic forms (such as selenium yeast). It has lower bioavailability and higher potential for toxicity at elevated levels compared to organic selenium sources. Some premium pet foods use selenium yeast instead as a safer alternative.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 45.5%, fat 12.5%, fiber 4.5%, ash 10.8%, carbohydrate 26.7%. By calories: 44.4% from protein, 29.6% from fat, 26% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult cat nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 45.5% vs 26% minimum, fat 12.5% vs 9% minimum.

Dry food, with grains.

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