Tabby Republic Value Bites Ocean Fish Flavor
Confidence A
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- -30No taurine in the ingredient list or guarantee (cat food) ACVN — taurine essentiality in cats
- -35Synthetic preservatives with carcinogenicity signals in rodent studies — one deduction for the class — bha NTP Report on Carcinogens — butylated hydroxyanisole
- -24Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — yellow 6, red 40 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
Why this score
Every point traces to a published rule with its source — nothing hand-adjusted, nothing sponsored.
Nutritional adequacystarted at 100, landed at 70
- -30No taurine in the ingredient list or guarantee (cat food) ACVN — taurine essentiality in cats
Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 16
- -20Unnamed animal ingredient ("meat and bone meal") — meat and bone meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- -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 yellow corn WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 41
- -35Synthetic preservatives with carcinogenicity signals in rodent studies — one deduction for the class — bha NTP Report on Carcinogens — butylated hydroxyanisole
- -24Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — yellow 6, red 40 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 67
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- +7Publishes a full typical analysis WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Weighted total: 45 · Capped at 35 — a critical flag keeps this out of the mid bands
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Ground yellow corn
- 2soybean meal
- 3corn gluten meal
- 4meat and bone meal
- 5whole wheat
- 6animal fat (preserved with BHA and citric acid)
- 7ocean fish meal
- 8brewers rice
- 9natural and artificial flavors
- 10salt
- 11calcium carbonate
- 12potassium chloride
- 13choline chloride
- 14zinc sulfate
- 15ferrous sulfate
- 16vitamin E supplement
- 17niacin supplement
- 18copper sulfate
- 19manganese sulfate
- 20thiamine mononitrate
- 21calcium pantothenate
- 22vitamin A supplement
- 23riboflavin supplement
- 24pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 25calcium iodate
- 26sodium selenite
- 27vitamin B12 supplement
- 28vitamin D3 supplement
- 29folic acid
- 30biotin
- 31yellow 6
- 32red 40
- 33BHA (used as a preservative)
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 28% | 31.8% |
| Crude fat | 9% | 10.2% |
| Crude fiber | 5% | 5.7% |
| Moisture | 12% | — |
| Ash | 7% | 8% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
3320 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
Made in United States, as stated on pack.
Barcode 2002100000100
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