IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten with Chicken
Cat Food · scored by FurMetric
A chicken-first dry cat food with clean natural preservation and omega-3 from fish oil. However, the top ingredients lean heavily on corn and by-product meal, diluting overall protein quality.
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, taken before we started keeping photos in September 2026.
Scored August 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.
- Multiple corn fillers in top 6 — grain-heavy, dilutes protein quality
- Chicken by-product meal high — lower-value protein second ingredient
- Corn gluten meal — cheap plant protein filler
- No added taurine listed — taurine essential for cats
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Chicken as first ingredient — named animal protein leads
- Natural preservation — tocopherols, rosemary, no artificials
- Fish oil — provides omega-3 fatty acids
- Dried egg product — high-quality protein source
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