Sheba® Perfect Portions™ Adult Wet Cat Food - Grilled Bites In Sauce, 2.65 Oz

by Sheba

Overall Score: 60/100

Ingredients

1. Water (other)
2. Chicken (protein)
3. Poultry By-Products (protein)
4. Animal Plasma (other)
5. Tapioca Starch (carbohydrate)
6. Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
7. Natural Flavors (additive)
8. Glycine (other)
9. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
10. Dried Tomato Powder (other)
11. Salt (mineral)
12. Sodium Tripolyphosphate (other)
13. Magnesium Sulfate (other)
14. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
15. Taurine (additive)
16. \r\nCalcium Carbonate (other)
17. DL-Methionine (other)
18. Caramel Color (additive)
19. Xanthan Gum (additive)
20. Guar Gum (additive)
21. Vitamin ESupplement (other)
22. Zinc Sulfate (mineral)
23. Ferrous Sulfate (mineral)
24. Thiamine Mononitrate (vitamin)
25. Vitamin D3 Supplement (vitamin)
26. Manganese Sulfate (other)
27. Copper Sulfate (other)
28. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (other)
29. Potassium Iodide (other)
30. Folic Acid (vitamin)
31. Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaloric Content: \u003c/b\u003eCalorie Content (Calculated): 796 kcal ME/kg (other)

Ingredient concerns

• Poultry By-Products (medium concern): While 'poultry' is more specific than 'animal,' the term still encompasses multiple species (chicken, turkey, duck, etc.), making it less transparent than named single-species ingredients. Quality and digestibility vary based on the specific parts included.
• 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.
• Caramel Color (high concern): Certain classes of caramel color (Class III and IV, produced with ammonia or ammonia-sulfite processes) contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), which has been classified as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans' (Group 2B) by IARC. California's Proposition 65 lists 4-MEI as a carcinogen. Like other color additives, it provides no nutritional benefit to pets.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 48.6%, fat 19.4%, fiber 1.1%, ash 13.9%, carbohydrate 16.9%. By calories: 43.2% from protein, 41.8% from fat, 15% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult cat nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 48.6% vs 26% minimum, fat 19.4% vs 9% minimum.

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

Cost to feed

About $6.11 per day to feed (ultra-premium price tier); $24.44 per 1,000 kcal (calorie estimate).

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