Purina® Friskies® Playfuls Crunchy Cat Treats - Salmon & Shrimp

by Friskies

Overall Score: 65/100

Ingredients

1. Salmon (protein)
2. Brewers Rice (carbohydrate)
3. Chicken Meal (protein)
4. Chicken By-Product Meal (protein)
5. Barley (carbohydrate)
6. Animal Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols (other)
7. Pea Starch (other)
8. Corn Gluten Meal (carbohydrate)
9. Animal Digest (additive)
10. Dried Yeast (other)
11. Artificial And Natural Flavors (other)
12. Cassava Root Flour (other)
13. Phosphoric Acid (other)
14. Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
15. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
16. Shrimp Meal (other)
17. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
18. Salt (mineral)
19. Taurine (additive)
20. L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C) (other)
21. Vitamins [Vitamin E Supplement (other)
22. Niacin (Vitamin B-3) (other)
23. Vitamin A Supplement (vitamin)
24. Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5) (other)
25. Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1) (other)
26. Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2) (other)
27. Vitamin B-12 Supplement (other)
28. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6) (other)
29. Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9) (other)
30. Vitamin D-3 Supplement (other)
31. Biotin (Vitamin B-7) (other)
32. Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K)] (other)
33. Minerals [Zinc Sulfate (other)
34. Ferrous Sulfate (mineral)
35. Manganese Sulfate (other)
36. Copper Sulfate (other)
37. Calcium Iodate (mineral)
38. Sodium Selenite] (other)
39. Yellow 6 (other)
40. Citric Acid (preservative)
41. Yellow 5 (additive)
42. Bha (A Preservative) (other)
43. Crude Fat (Min) 15.0% (other)
44. Crude Fiber (Max) 4.0% (other)
45. not to exceed up to 10 treats daily as a reward or tasty snack (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.
• Animal Digest (high concern): Animal digest does not specify the source species, making it impossible to trace or verify quality. It is essentially a palatability enhancer made from chemically or enzymatically broken-down animal tissues of unspecified origin. Pets with food allergies cannot safely consume products with generic animal digest since the protein source is unknown.
• Yellow 5 (high concern): Like Red 40, Yellow 5 provides no nutritional value and is added only for appearance. It has been associated with hypersensitivity reactions and behavioral effects in children in multiple studies. Banned or restricted in several countries. The EU requires warning labels on products containing tartrazine. No legitimate reason for its inclusion in pet food.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 31.5%, fat 16.3%, fiber 4.3%, ash 7.5%, carbohydrate 40.3%. By calories: 28.3% from protein, 35.5% from fat, 36.2% from carbohydrate.

Dry food, with grains.

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