9Lives Paté With Real Chicken & Tuna Wet Cat Food

Wet food for cats · Adult · by 9Lives

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What to watch for

• Titanium dioxide Moderate risk
  A white pigment. In 2021 EFSA concluded it could no longer be considered safe as a human food additive because DNA damage could not be ruled out. It adds nothing for dogs.
• Carrageenan Moderate risk
  A seaweed-based thickener in many wet foods. EFSA kept it allowed but flagged data gaps, and animal studies have linked degraded carrageenan to gut inflammation.
• Sodium nitrite Moderate risk
  A curing salt that keeps color and stops bacteria in some wet foods and jerky. Nitrites can form nitrosamines, which are a cancer concern at higher exposures.
• Poultry by-products Low risk
  Fresh poultry parts other than muscle meat, from an unnamed bird species. Nutritious, but less traceable than a named meat.
• Tuna Low risk
  Named fish protein. Large predatory fish such as tuna carry more mercury than small fish, so it is better as an occasional ingredient than a daily staple.
• Meat by-products Low risk
  Clean parts of slaughtered mammals other than muscle meat, such as organs. AAFCO says by-products can be nutritious, but the label does not say which animal they came from, so you cannot steer around an allergy.
• Sodium tripolyphosphate Low risk
  A phosphate used for texture and, in dental chews, to reduce tartar. It adds phosphorus, which matters for dogs with kidney disease.
• Salt Low risk
  Salt supplies sodium and chloride, which dogs need. Pet foods use small amounts; high salt is mainly a concern for dogs with heart or kidney disease.

What it does well

• Complete & balanced
  Meets an AAFCO nutrient profile.
• High protein 45.5%
  40% or more on a dry-matter basis (cat).
• Taurine added
  Cats need taurine in their diet; this label lists it.

Ingredients

WATER SUFFICIENT FOR PROCESSING, CHICKEN, POULTRY-BY-PRODUCTS, FISH, TUNA, ANIMAL LIVER, MEAT BY-PRODUCTS, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), CALCIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, VITAMINS (VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, NIACIN, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT, VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT, FOLIC ACID, BIOTIN), CARRAGEENAN, TAURINE, SALT, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, IRON OXIDE, COPPER SULFATE, CALCIUM IODATE, SODIUM NITRITE (FOR COLOR RETENTION).

Guaranteed analysis

What the label cannot tell you

• Ingredient order is by weight before cooking; fresh meat counts water.
• Mineral levels are not printed on this label.

Sizes and barcodes

• 9Lives Paté With Real Chicken & Tuna Wet Cat Food, 5.5 oz Can UPC 071190480347

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Score version 2026.11.6 · Page updated 2026-11-03