Feline Gastrointestinal Treats

by Royal Canin

Overall Score: 40/100

Ingredients

1. Brewers rice (carbohydrate)
2. chicken by-product meal (protein)
3. corn gluten meal (carbohydrate)
4. wheat gluten (carbohydrate)
5. powdered cellulose (fiber)
6. natural flavors (additive)
7. chicken fat (protein)
8. egg product (protein)
9. dried plain beet pulp (fiber)
10. fish oil (protein)
11. vegetable oil (other)
12. potassium chloride (mineral)
13. sodium silico aluminate (other)
14. calcium sulfate (other)
15. sodium pyrophosphate (other)
16. sodium bisulfate (additive)
17. monocalcium phosphate (other)
18. powdered psyllium seed husk (other)
19. DL-methionine (other)
20. fructooligosaccharides (other)
21. choline chloride (vitamin)
22. taurine (additive)
23. hydrolyzed yeast (other)
24. vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E) (other)
25. L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C) (other)
26. biotin (vitamin)
27. niacin supplement (vitamin)
28. D-calcium pantothenate (other)
29. riboflavin supplement (vitamin)
30. pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) (other)
31. vitamin A acetate (vitamin)
32. thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1) (other)
33. folic acid (vitamin)
34. vitamin B12 supplement (vitamin)
35. vitamin D3 supplement] (other)
36. trace minerals [zinc proteinate (other)
37. zinc oxide (other)
38. manganese proteinate (mineral)
39. ferrous sulfate (mineral)
40. manganous oxide (other)
41. copper sulfate (other)
42. calcium iodate (mineral)
43. sodium selenite (mineral)
44. copper proteinate] (other)
45. marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.) (other)
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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 35.9%, fat 12%, fiber 7.9%, ash 7.5%, carbohydrate 36.7%. By calories: 35.3% from protein, 28.6% from fat, 36.1% from carbohydrate.

Dry food, with grains.

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