9Lives Seafood & Poultry Favorites Wet Cat Food Variety

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.
• Menadione sodium bisulfite complex Moderate risk
  A synthetic form of vitamin K (K3). EFSA concluded it is safe for dogs at the levels used in feed, but it is flagged as a precaution: it is a synthetic form not used in human supplements, and natural vitamin K1 is an alternative.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Brewers rice Low risk
  Small broken pieces of rice left over from milling. Digestible energy but fewer nutrients than whole rice.
• Natural flavor Low risk
  Flavoring from natural sources. Normally safe, but the term can hide which animal or plant it came from, which matters for allergies.

What it does well

• Complete & balanced
  Meets an AAFCO nutrient profile.
• High protein 40.9%
  40% or more on a dry-matter basis (cat).
• Named meat first
  First ingredient is chicken.
• Taurine added
  Cats need taurine in their diet; this label lists it.

Ingredients

Real Chicken & Tuna: Chicken, Meat-by-products, Water Sufficient For Processing, Liver, Tuna, Brewers Rice, Natural Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Guar Gum, Dried Whey Solubles, Calcium Carbonate, Titanium Dioxide (color), Carrageenan, Vitamins (vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, D-calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin), Taurine, Choline Chloride, Minerals (ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Nitrite (to Promote Color Retention) Real Ocean Whitefish: Chicken, Meat-by-products, Water Sufficient For Processing, Liver, Ocean Whitefish, Brewers Rice, Titanium Dioxide (color), Salt, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Guar Gum, Dried Whey Solubles, Calcium Carbonate, Carrageenan, Vitamins (vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, D-calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin), Taurine, Choline Chloride, Minerals (ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Nitrite (to Promote Color Retention) Super Supper: Meat-by-products, Water Sufficient For Processing, Chicken, Fish, Liver, Brewers Rice, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Guar Gum, Dried Whey Solubles, Titanium Dioxide (color), Calcium Carbonate, Carrageenan, Vitamins (vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, D-calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin), Taurine, Choline Chloride, Minerals (ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Nitrite (to Promote 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 Seafood & Poultry Favorites Wet Cat Food Variety Pack, 5.5 oz Can, 24 Pack UPC 071190483713

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Score version 2026.11.6 · Page updated 2026-11-03