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Purina Cat Chow Naturals Original Dry Cat Food

🐈 CatDry13 lb
$19.89$3.37/kg
Purina Cat Chow Naturals Original Dry Cat Food

Organic & health score

35/100
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Worth a closer look

4 ingredients in this product are debated. None of this is a verdict on safety — it's what to ask your vet about.

Chicken by-product meal

Nutritionally it can be fine (organs are nutrient-dense), but the exact mix isn't disclosed and varies batch to batch, so quality is unpredictable.

Unnamed animal fat

Because the species isn't named, the source can change batch to batch — a problem if your pet has a protein allergy.

Menadione (vitamin K3)

Banned from human supplements over liver toxicity and red-blood-cell damage at high doses. Still permitted in pet food, and there's no established requirement for supplemental vitamin K in healthy dogs and cats.

Sodium metabisulfite

Destroys thiamine (vitamin B1). Thiamine deficiency is a serious, documented cause of neurological illness in cats.

What's actually in it

Tap any ingredient for a plain-English explanation. Highlighted ones are worth a closer look.

Better-scoring alternatives

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Scores are computed from the published ingredient list by a fixed rule set — the same rules for every product, with every point shown above. This is information, not veterinary advice. Talk to your vet before changing a pet's diet, especially with a diagnosed condition.

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