Purina Cat Chow Cat Chow Indoor Formula Dry Cat Food

Dry food for cats · Senior · by Purina Cat Chow

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What to watch for

• Artificial colors Moderate risk
  Unspecified synthetic dyes. They are there for the owner's eye, not the dog's nutrition.
• Red 40 Moderate risk
  An artificial color added to make food look appealing to people; dogs do not care what color their food is. It was one of the dyes in a well-known UK study linking color mixes to hyperactivity in some children.
• Yellow 5 Moderate risk
  An artificial color added to make food look appealing to people; dogs do not care what color their food is. It can cause sensitivity reactions in some people and was part of the UK hyperactivity study.
• Blue 2 Moderate risk
  An artificial color added to make food look appealing to people; dogs do not care what color their food is. It serves no nutritional purpose.
• 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.
• Poultry by-product meal Low risk
  Rendered poultry parts such as necks, feet and organs (not feathers). Often a decent protein, but 'poultry' can mean chicken, turkey or duck and quality varies batch to batch.
• Corn gluten meal Low risk
  The protein left after starch is removed from corn. It raises the protein number on the label cheaply, but plant protein is less complete than meat protein.
• Soy flour Low risk
  Ground soybeans used as a protein and binder. Soy is a recognised allergen for some dogs.

What it does well

• Complete & balanced
  Meets an AAFCO nutrient profile.
• Taurine added
  Cats need taurine in their diet; this label lists it.

Ingredients

Corn Meal, Poultry By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Soy Flour, Animal Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols (Form of Vitamin E), Powdered Cellulose, Salmon Meal, Animal Liver Flavor, Soybean Hulls, Malt Extract, Calcium Carbonate, Phosphoric Acid, Salt, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Parsley Flakes, Niacin, Added Color (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 2), Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Biotin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Sodium Selenite.

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

• Cat Chow Indoor Formula Dry Cat Food - 7 lbs UPC 017800028684

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Score version 2026.11.6 · Page updated 2026-11-03