Kitten Chicken Recipe

Overall Score: 85/100

Ingredients

Chicken (protein)
Brown Rice (carbohydrate)
Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
Chicken Fat (protein)
Cracked Pearled Barley (other)
Chicken Meal (protein)
Whole Grain Oats (other)
Egg Product (protein)
Chicken Liver Flavor (protein)
Ground Pecan Shells (other)
Lactic Acid (other)
Potassium Chloride (mineral)
Dicalcium Phosphate (mineral)
Flaxseed (fat)
Dried Beet Pulp (fiber)
L-Lysine (other)
Calcium Sulfate (other)
Dried Citrus Pulp (other)
Fish Oil (protein)
Choline Chloride (vitamin)
Iodized Salt (other)
DL-Methionine (other)
Pressed Cranberries (other)
Cysteine (other)
vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement) (other)
Taurine (additive)
minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite) (other)
Magnesium Oxide (other)
Mixed Tocopherols for freshness (other)
Natural Flavors (additive)
Beta-Carotene (other)

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.

Dry food, with grains, for the kitten life stage.