Feline Urinary SO® + Satiety

by Royal Canin

Overall Score: 37/100

Ingredients

1. Chicken by-product meal (protein)
2. pea fiber (fiber)
3. tapioca (carbohydrate)
4. wheat gluten (carbohydrate)
5. corn gluten meal (carbohydrate)
6. powdered cellulose (fiber)
7. rice hulls (other)
8. natural flavors (additive)
9. brewers rice (carbohydrate)
10. chicken fat (protein)
11. dried chicory root (fiber)
12. salt (mineral)
13. potassium chloride (mineral)
14. calcium sulfate (other)
15. sodium bisulfate (additive)
16. sodium pyrophosphate (other)
17. fish oil (protein)
18. powdered psyllium seed husk (other)
19. monocalcium phosphate (other)
20. DL-methionine (other)
21. choline chloride (vitamin)
22. taurine (additive)
23. vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E) (other)
24. niacin supplement (vitamin)
25. biotin (vitamin)
26. riboflavin supplement (vitamin)
27. D-calcium pantothenate (other)
28. pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) (other)
29. vitamin A acetate (vitamin)
30. thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1) (other)
31. vitamin B12 supplement (vitamin)
32. folic acid (vitamin)
33. vitamin D3 supplement] (other)
34. trace minerals [zinc proteinate (other)
35. zinc oxide (other)
36. manganese proteinate (mineral)
37. ferrous sulfate (mineral)
38. manganous oxide (other)
39. copper sulfate (other)
40. calcium iodate (mineral)
41. sodium selenite (mineral)
42. copper proteinate] (other)
43. glucosamine hydrochloride (additive)
44. L-carnitine (additive)
45. chondroitin sulfate (additive)
46. rosemary extract (preservative)
47. preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid (other)

Ingredient concerns

• Chicken By-Product Meal (medium concern): While nutritionally adequate, by-product meals can vary widely in quality and digestibility. They include parts like necks, feet, and intestines, which some consumers find objectionable. Quality control is less consistent than named muscle meat sources.
• 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.
• Corn Gluten Meal (medium concern): Primarily used as an inexpensive plant-based protein booster that can inflate the protein percentage on guaranteed analysis without providing the complete amino acid profile of animal proteins. Its presence in large quantities may indicate the manufacturer is supplementing with cheap protein instead of using more meat.
• 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 34.8%, fat 9.3%, fiber 16.3%, ash 7.5%, carbohydrate 32.1%. By calories: 38.9% from protein, 25.2% from fat, 35.9% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult cat nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 34.8% vs 26% minimum, fat 9.3% vs 9% minimum.

Dry food, with grains.

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