Purina® Pro Plan Complete Essentials Adult Wet Cat Food - In Gravy, Variety Pack, 3 Oz, 24 Count

by Purina Pro Plan

Overall Score: 66/100

Ingredients

1. Water (other)
2. Chicken (protein)
3. Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
4. Liver (other)
5. Meat By-products (protein)
6. Rice (carbohydrate)
7. Corn Starch-modified (other)
8. Glycine (other)
9. Salt (mineral)
10. Soy Protein Concentrate (other)
11. Natural Flavor (additive)
12. Tricalcium Phosphate (other)
13. MINERALS [Potassium Chloride (other)
14. Zinc Sulfate (mineral)
15. Ferrous Sulfate (mineral)
16. Manganese Sulfate (other)
17. Copper Sulfate (other)
18. Potassium Iodide] (other)
19. Taurine (additive)
20. VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement (other)
21. Thiamine Mononitrate (vitamin)
22. Niacin (vitamin)
23. Calcium Pantothenate (other)
24. Vitamin A Supplement (vitamin)
25. Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (additive)
26. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (other)
27. Riboflavin Supplement (vitamin)
28. Vitamin B-12 Supplement (other)
29. Biotin (vitamin)
30. Folic Acid (vitamin)
31. Vitamin D-3 Supplement] (other)
32. Choline Chloride (vitamin)

Ingredient concerns

• 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.
• Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (high concern): Menadione (vitamin K3) is a synthetic form of vitamin K that has been banned for use in human dietary supplements in many countries due to toxicity concerns, including potential liver damage, allergic reactions, and cytotoxicity. It can cause oxidative damage to cell membranes. Natural forms of vitamin K (K1 from plants, K2 from bacterial fermentation) are considered safer alternatives. Despite these concerns, it remains widely used in pet food as an inexpensive vitamin K source.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 50%, fat 10%, fiber 7.5%, ash 15%, carbohydrate 17.5%. By calories: 54.5% from protein, 26.5% from fat, 19.1% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult cat nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 50% vs 26% minimum, fat 10% vs 9% minimum.

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

Cost to feed

About $8.16 per day to feed (ultra-premium price tier); $32.63 per 1,000 kcal (calorie estimate).

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