Summary
1st Choice Adult Finicky Chicken Formula is a dry food designed to meet the needs of adult cats with selective appetites, balancing palatability with nutritional adequacy for maintenance.
The formula features chicken, chicken meal, and herring meal as primary animal protein sources, offering a mix of poultry and fish proteins to improve flavor appeal and amino acid diversity.
Grain-based carbohydrates include rice, brown rice, barley, and oat groats, while fat is supplied by chicken fat and salmon oil for energy and omega fatty acid support.
Flavor and aroma are enhanced through natural flavors, dried egg product, and herring meal, aiming to appeal to fussy eaters while maintaining digestibility.
The formula also includes urinary support through balanced calcium (1.2%), phosphorus (0.9%), and magnesium (0.1%) levels, designed to help reduce crystal formation.
The guaranteed analysis lists 30% protein, 20% fat, 3% fiber, and 9% ash, indicating an energy-dense, high-flavor formula suitable for normally active adult cats.
Nutrition
Ingredients
- Chicken
- Chicken meal
- Rice
- Chicken fat (naturally preserved with mixed tocopherols)
- Pea protein
- Brown rice
- Herring meal
- Dried egg product
- Beet pulp
- Pearled barley
- and also:
Vitamins and Additives
- Vitamin A 34000 IU
- Vitamin D3 2000 IU
- Vitamin E 150 IU
Guaranteed Analysis
Notes
Guaranteed Analysis
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How the score is calculated?
The actual calculation of the score is based on sophisticated and advanced algorithm that takes into account multiple parameters.
To simplify the explanation, the calculation is based on three main criteria:
(1) Amount of protein (more is better)
(2) Amount of carbohydrates (less is better)
(3) Quality and source of ingredients.
Based on that 3 main criteria, 9 score calculation rules are used to compare the different foods.
One major assumption is that the closer an ingredient is to the top of the ingredient list, the greater its relative weight and contribution to the food.
In general, cat food is composed of protein, fats, carbohydrates, fibers, vitamins, and minerals.
Protein is the most important component in a cat's diet, and cats primarily get their protein from animal meat.
Fat is a primary source of energy and essential fatty acids.
Carbohydrates are controversial in a cat's diet, as cats are obligate carnivores and typically consume very few carbohydrates.
Fibers play an important role in digestion and food absorption, and vitamins and minerals are essential for different organism functions.
Dry matter values are used to compare the amount of nutrients in different cat foods. This means that moisture is excluded from the equation to provide a more accurate comparison.
Putting all of these and more into a formula results in a product score.
The maximum score a cat food can receive is 100. Points are added or removed based on the score calculation rules.
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