Fancy Feast® Medleys All Life Stages Cat Wet Food - In Savory Juices, 3 oz.

Name: Fancy Feast® Medleys All Life Stages Cat Wet Food - In Savory Juices, 3 oz.
Brand: Fancy Feast

by Fancy Feast

Overall Score: 41/100

Ingredients

Beef (protein)
Liver (other)
Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
Potatoes (carbohydrate)
Meat By-Products (protein)
Carrots (other)
Corn Starch-Modified (other)
Pork (protein)
Soy Flour (carbohydrate)
Whole Milk (other)
Glycine (other)
Salt (mineral)
Tricalcium Phosphate (other)
Natural Flavor (additive)
MINERALS [Potassium Chloride (other)
Zinc Sulfate (mineral)
Ferrous Sulfate (mineral)
Manganese Sulfate (other)
Copper Sulfate (other)
Potassium Iodide] (other)
Taurine (additive)
Choline Chloride (vitamin)
VITAMINS [Thiamine Mononitrate (other)
Vitamin E Supplement (vitamin)
Niacin (vitamin)
Calcium Pantothenate (other)
Vitamin A Supplement (vitamin)
Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (additive)
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (other)
Riboflavin Supplement (vitamin)
Vitamin B-12 Supplement (other)
Biotin (vitamin)
Folic Acid (vitamin)
Vitamin D-3 Supplement] (other)

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.
Soy (medium concern): Soy is a common allergen in dogs and cats. It contains phytoestrogens that may affect hormonal balance, though the clinical significance in pets is not fully established. Often used as an inexpensive protein and carbohydrate filler. Most soy in pet food is genetically modified.
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.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 55.6%, fat 8.3%, fiber 8.3%, ash 19.4%, carbohydrate 8.3%. By calories: 66.1% from protein, 24% from fat, 9.9% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food does not meet the AAFCO adult cat nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 55.6% vs 26% minimum, fat 8.3% vs 9% minimum.

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

Cost to feed

About $6.54 per day to feed (ultra-premium price tier); $26.18 per 1,000 kcal (calorie estimate).