Purina® Cat Chow® Indoor Adult Cat Dry Food - Chicken, Hairball & Healthy Weight

by Purina Cat Chow

Overall Score: 79/100

Ingredients

1. Chicken (protein)
2. Liver Flavor (other)
3. Powdered Cellulose (fiber)
4. Soybean Hulls (other)
5. Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
6. Phosphoric Acid (other)
7. Salt (mineral)
8. Natural Flavor (additive)
9. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
10. Parsley Flakes (other)
11. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
12. Taurine (additive)
13. Vitamin E Supplement (vitamin)
14. MINERALS [Zinc Sulfate (other)
15. Ferrous Sulfate (mineral)
16. Manganese Sulfate (other)
17. Copper Sulfate (other)
18. Calcium Iodate (mineral)
19. Sodium Selenite] (other)
20. VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement (other)
21. Niacin (Vitamin B-3) (other)
22. Vitamin A Supplement (vitamin)
23. Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5) (other)
24. Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1) (other)
25. Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2) (other)
26. Vitamin B-12 Supplement (other)
27. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6) (other)
28. Folic Acid (vitamin)
29. Vitamin D-3 Supplement (other)
30. Biotin (Vitamin B-7) (other)
31. Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K)] (other)
32. Lascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C) (other)
33. Red 40 (additive)
34. Blue 2 (additive)
35. Yellow 5 (additive)

Ingredient concerns

• 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.
• 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.

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

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