Special Kitty: Premium Original Cat Food

Name: Special Kitty: Premium Original Cat Food
Brand: Special Kitty

Dry food for cats · All life stages · by Special Kitty

37/100 · Poor

We have not seen this label’s AAFCO statement yet.

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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.
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.
Corn Low risk
Cooked corn is a digestible source of energy and some protein. It is often criticised but is not a common allergen; its main risk is mould toxins (aflatoxin) when quality control is poor.
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.
Wheat Low risk
A cooked cereal grain that supplies energy. Wheat is one of the more commonly reported food allergens in dogs, though grain allergies overall are uncommon.
Soybean meal Low risk
Ground soybeans after oil extraction, a cheap plant protein. Soy is a recognised food allergen in some dogs and can cause gas.
Brewers rice Low risk
Small broken pieces of rice left over from milling. Digestible energy but fewer nutrients than whole rice.

What it does well

Taurine added
Cats need taurine in their diet; this label lists it.

Ingredients

Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Yellow Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Wheat, Soybean Meal, Animal Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols (Form of Vitamin E), Brewers Rice, Phosphoric Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Fish Meal, Salt, Animal Digest, Brewers Dried Yeast, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Potassium Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Added Color (Red 40), Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Sodium Selenite, Biotin. K-W30.Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (Min) 34.0%, Crude Fat (Min) 12.0%, Crude Fiber (Max) 4.0%, Moisture (Max) 12.0%, Linoleic Acid (Min) 0.5%, Arachidonic Acid (Min) 0.02%, Calcium (Ca)(Min) 1.0%, Phosphorus (P)(Min) 0.8%, Selenium (Se)(Min) 0.30 Mg/Kg, Vitamin E (Min) 70 Iu/Kg, Taurine (Min) 0.15%.

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.
We could not find the AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement for this product. Scan the bag to confirm it is complete and balanced.

Sizes and barcodes

Special Kitty: Premium Original Cat Food, 18 lb - 18 lbs UPC 681131175593

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Score version 2026.11.6 · Page updated 2026-11-03