What do you think of this food?

bazkitty

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I'm trying to switch my cats food to something that is more readily available...what do you think of this?


Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Fish Meal, Whole Ground Barley, Potato Flour, Oatmeal, Natural Flavor, Dried Cellulose, Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Fructooligosacharides, Cranberries, Whole Ground Sweet Potatoes, Whole Ground Carrots, Psyllium Calcium Chloride, Sea Salt, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Ground Flaxseed, Yucca Shidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, Dried Molasses, Malted Barley Flour, Taurine, Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Mixed Tocopherols, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), L-Carnitine, Spirulina, Lecithin, Tumeric, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Lactobacillus Casei, Enterococcus Faecium, Bifidobacterium Thermophilum, Niacin, Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamin Hydrochloride, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Calcium Iodate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Sodium Selenite, Folic Acid, Vitamin K Supplement, Biotin.


Crude Protein 32.0% min
Crude Fat 15.0% min
Crude Fiber 4.0% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Ash 7.0% max
Magnesium 0.10% max
Taurine 0.15% min
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.15% min
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 2.0% min

* Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profile.
 

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Looks pretty good, except for the cellulose, which I believe is a form of sugar??
 
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Here's another form the same company. the first one was an Indoor food and this one is just the Adult version.


Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Whole Ground Barley, Oatmeal, Rye, Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols, Citric Acid and Rosemary Extract), Menhaden Fish Meal, Whole Cranberries, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Whole Carrots, Alfalfa, Ground Flax Seed, Herring Oil, Sunflower Oil (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Sea Salt, Barley Grass, Whole Eggs, Dried Whey, Natural Flavor, Calcium Phosphate, Taurine, Dried Kelp, Lecithin, Parsley, Spirulina, Yucca Schidigera, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Bacillus Subtilis, Bifidobacterium Thermophilum, Bifidobacterium Longum, Enterococcus Faecium, Choline Chloride, Turmeric, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Beta Carotene, Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium), Natural Color, Niacin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Calcium Pentothenate, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Potassium Iodide, Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite (source of Vitamin K activity), Sodium Selenite.


Crude Protein 34.0% min
Crude Fat 18.0% min
Crude Fiber 3.5% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Ash 6.0% max
Magnesium 0.10% max
Taurine 0.15% min
 
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Whoops.....I forgot to add that it's Blue Buffalo Spa Select.
 

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Too grainy for me but good

Cellulose is plant fiber in pet foods usuallly sawdust unless specified
 
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