9Lives Hearty Cuts with Real Turkey & Cheese in Gravy
Cat Food · scored by FurMetric
This wet cat food has decent dry-matter protein and added taurine, but relies on unnamed meat by-products and plant fillers high on the list. Multiple artificial colors and a sulfite preservative drag the score down.
How our scores compare · 100–75 Excellent, 74–50 Fair, below 50 Poor
How we got this score
Read from: a photo of this product’s label. See the label photo
Checked: by a person against the label photo, October 2026.
Scored October 2026: Everyone sees this same score. It changes only if the recipe or our reading of the label is corrected.
How the score works: our method. It describes the label, not your pet — ask your vet about your pet's diet.
What hurt the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- meat by-products — unnamed protein, second ingredient
- artificial colors — titanium dioxide, canthaxanthin, beta-carotene
- soy and wheat fillers — low-value plant proteins high up
- sodium bisulfite complex — sulfite destroys thiamine
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- named proteins — turkey and chicken included
- added taurine — essential for cat health
- high dry-matter protein — ~50% protein dry basis
- complete vitamins/minerals — fortified nutrient profile
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Barcode 079100003174 · Recalls: see recent pet food recalls