Meow Mix Cat - Adult, Dry Food, Gravy Bursts

by Meow Mix

Overall Score: 39/100

Ingredients

1. Bone Broth (other)
2. Potassium Sorbate (Used As A Preservative) (other)
3. Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate (other)
4. Zinc Oxide (other)
5. Manganous Oxide (other)
6. Copper Sulfate (other)
7. Sodium Selenite (mineral)
8. Calcium Iodate) (other)
9. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
10. Yellow 6 (other)
11. Lactic Acid (other)
12. Yellow 5 (additive)
13. L–Lysine Monohydrochloride (other)
14. Red 40 (additive)
15. Blue 2 (additive)
16. Water (other)
17. Red 40 Lake (other)
18. Yellow 6 Lake (other)
19. Blue 1 Lake (other)
20. Rosemary Extract (preservative)

Ingredient concerns

• 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.
• 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 31.8%, fat 12.5%, fiber 4.5%, ash 8%, carbohydrate 43.2%. By calories: 30.2% from protein, 28.8% from fat, 41% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult cat nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 31.8% vs 26% minimum, fat 12.5% vs 9% minimum.

Dry food, grain-free, for the adult life stage.

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