IAMS ProActive Health High Protein with Chicken and Beef

by Iams

Overall Score: 90/100

Ingredients

1. Chicken (protein)
2. Chicken By-Product Meal (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate) (protein)
3. Ground Whole Grain Corn (other)
4. Ground Whole Grain Sorghum (other)
5. Chicken Meal (protein)
6. Brewers Rice (carbohydrate)
7. Beef (protein)
8. Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols) (protein)
9. Dried Plain Beet Pulp (fiber)
10. Natural Flavors (additive)
11. Dried Egg Product (protein)
12. Brewers Dried Yeast (other)
13. Whole Flaxseed (other)
14. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
15. Caramel Color (additive)
16. Peas (carbohydrate)
17. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
18. Fructooligosaccharides (other)

Ingredient concerns

• Caramel Color (high concern): Certain classes of caramel color (Class III and IV, produced with ammonia or ammonia-sulfite processes) contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), which has been classified as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans' (Group 2B) by IARC. California's Proposition 65 lists 4-MEI as a carcinogen. Like other color additives, it provides no nutritional benefit to pets.
• Peas (low concern): Peas and other legumes have been associated with the FDA investigation into a potential link between grain-free diets high in legumes and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. While a definitive causal relationship has not been established, the FDA continues to investigate. Peas are frequently used in grain-free formulations as a primary carbohydrate and protein source.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 27.8%, fat 15.6%, fiber 0%, ash 7.5%, carbohydrate 49.2%. By calories: 24.2% from protein, 33% from fat, 42.8% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult dog nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 27.8% vs 18% minimum, fat 15.6% vs 5.5% minimum.

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

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