Meow Mix Original Choice

Name: Meow Mix Original Choice
Brand: Meow Mix

CatDrydry kibbleThe Only One Cats Ask For By Nameflavors of chicken, turkey, salmon and ocean fish

Confidence A

The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.

Top findings

-40Preservative under long-running FDA scrutiny; widely abandoned by premium brands — ethoxyquin FDA CVM — ethoxyquin in animal feed
-36Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — yellow 6, red 40, yellow 5, blue 2 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
-14corn is the 1st ingredient in a dry cat food — Ground Corn WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food

Why this score

Every point traces to a published rule with its source — nothing hand-adjusted, nothing sponsored.

Nutritional adequacystarted at 100, landed at 100

No adjustments — clean slate on this pillar

Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 36

-10Unnamed fish ingredient ("fish meal") — fish meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
-14corn is the 1st ingredient in a dry cat food — Ground Corn WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food

Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 29

-40Preservative under long-running FDA scrutiny; widely abandoned by premium brands — ethoxyquin FDA CVM — ethoxyquin in animal feed
-36Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — yellow 6, red 40, yellow 5, blue 2 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
+5Natural preservation system — one bonus for the class — mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract ACVN — preservative systems in pet food

Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 60

+10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)

ℹ By-products can be nutritious — the transparency issue is unnamed sourcing

Weighted total: 59

Scored alternatives

Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.

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Ingredients, as printed

Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.

1Ground Corn
2Chicken By-Product Meal
3Soybean Meal
4Corn Protein Meal
5Beef Tallow (Mixed Tocopherols Used As A Preservative)
6Natural Flavor
7Turkey By-Product Meal
8Salmon Meal
9Ocean Fish Meal (Ethoxyquin Used As A Preservative)
10Calcium Carbonate
11Phosphoric Acid
12Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
13Choline Chloride
14Salt
15Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement)
16Dl-Methionine
17Taurine
18Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate)
19Yellow 6
20Red 40
21Yellow 5
22Lactic Acid
23Potassium Chloride
24L-Lysine Monohydrochloride
25Blue 2
26Rosemary Extract

Guaranteed analysis

Nutrient	As fed	Dry matter
Crude protein	30%	34.1%
Crude fat	11%	12.5%
Crude fiber	4%	4.5%
Moisture	12%	—

Nutritional adequacy

Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for all life stages.

3496 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.

Barcode 0829274513753

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Bowlmark score for Meow Mix Original Choice: 59 — Mediocre

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