Best Dry Cat Food Reviews » 9Lives http://catfoodreviews.com Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:22:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 9Lives Growing Years Cat Food http://catfoodreviews.com/9lives-growing-years-cat-food/ http://catfoodreviews.com/9lives-growing-years-cat-food/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:36:01 +0000 admin http://catfoodreviews.com/?p=884

The Good

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Heavy Grain Content

Minimal Meat Content

Lower Quality Ingredients

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9Lives

9Lives Growing Years cat food formula is designed for growing kittens, though can also be fed to adult cats. The first five ingredients of this formula are corn gluten meal, soybean meal, whole ground corn, poultry by-product meal and wheat. Other ingredients include turkey, animal digest, salmon meal, caramel color, alfalfa and potassium sorbate. The Guaranteed Analysis of this formula contains 34% Protein and 14% Fat.
 

9Lives Review

We are going to take a look at the first five ingredients of 9Lives. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of cat food. The ingredients before the first fat source usually make up the vast majority of the cat food.
 

    Corn gluten meal, soybean meal, whole ground corn, poultry by-product meal, whole wheat, animal fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), meat & bone meal, turkey, ocean whitefish, animal digest, salmon meal, caramel color, titanium dioxide, alfalfa, salt, phosphoric acid, choline chloride, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, vitamin A supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), taurine, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), yellow 5, red 40, yellow 6, BHA (used as a preservative), potassium sorbate (used as a preservative), blue 1, blue 2, rosemary extract.

    First Five Ingredients Analysis:

    1. Corn Gluten Meal
    2. Soybean Meal
    3. Whole Ground Corn
    4. Poultry By-Product Meal
    5. Whole Wheat
    Corn Gluten Meal - the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm.

    Soybean Meal - obtained by grinding the cake or chips which remain after removal of most of the oil from the soybeans by a mechanical extraction process.

    Whole Ground Corn - the entire ear of corn ground, without husks, with no greater portion of cob than occurs in the ear corn in its natural state.

    Poultry By-Product Meal - consists of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered poultry, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs, intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidably in good processing practices.

    Whole Wheat - ground whole kernel, presumably equivalent to AAFCO's Wheat Mill Run, Wheat Middlings, Wheat Shorts or Wheat Red Dog, whose principal differences are in the percentage of crude fiber.

    Crude Protein Min 34.00 %

    Crude Fat Min 14.00 %

    Crude Fiber Max 3.00 %

    Moisture Max 12.00 %

    Calcium Min 1.00 %

    Phosphorus Min 0.80 %

    Selenium Min 0.475 mg/kg

    Vitamin E Min 100 IU/kg

    Taurine Min 0.10 %

    Docosahexaenoic Acid* (DHA) Min 0.01 %

    Omega 3 Fatty Acids * Min 0.15 %

    * Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.

9Lives Consumer Ratings

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Rating (out of 10)

Overall Ingredients


This score is based on ALL ingredients
 2

First Five Ingredients


This score is based on the first five ingredients
 2

Protein Content


This score is based on the total meat protein content
 2

Grain Content


More Grains = Lower score and No Grains= 10
 1

Total

 1.75

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The Good

The Bad


Minimal Meat Content

Heavy Grain Content

Lower Quality Ingredients

Full Review

9Lives

9Lives Active Formula: Beef Tenderloin and Roast Turkey Flavor cat food formula is designed for cats with a moderate to high activity level. The first five ingredients of this formula are ground corn, poultry by-product meal, soybean meal, meat & bone meal and corn gluten meal. Other ingredients include animal fat, animal digest, wheat gluten, caramel color and glycerine. The Guaranteed Analysis of this formula contains 34% Protein and 11% Fat.
 

9Lives Review

We are going to take a look at the first five ingredients of 9Lives. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of cat food. The ingredients before the first fat source usually make up the vast majority of the cat food.
 

    Whole ground corn, poultry by-product meal, soybean meal, meat & bone meal, corn gluten meal, animal fat (preserved with BHA and mixed tocopherols), animal digest, whole wheat, wheat gluten, salt, water sufficient for processing, caramel color, glycerine, choline chloride, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, vitamin A supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), ground wheat flour, titanium dioxide, natural and artificial flavor (source of roast flavor), taurine, potassium chloride, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), yellow 5, dried cooked turkey, dl-methionine, yellow 6, BHA (preservative), sodium bisulfate, potassium sorbate (preservative), red 40, sorbic acid, sodium carbonate, rosemary extract.

    First Five Ingredients Analysis:

    1. Whole Ground Corn
    2. Poultry By-Product Meal
    3. Soybean Meal
    4. Meat and Bone Meal
    5. Corn Gluten Meal
    Whole Ground Corn - the entire ear of corn ground, without husks, with no greater portion of cob than occurs in the ear corn in its natural state.

    Poultry By-Product Meal - consists of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered poultry, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs, intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidably in good processing practices.

    Soybean Meal - obtained by grinding the cake or chips which remain after removal of most of the oil from the soybeans by a mechanical extraction process.

    Meat and Bone Meal - the rendered product from mammal tissues, exclusive of blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practices.

    Corn Gluten Meal - the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm.

    Crude Protein Min 34.00 %

    Crude Fat Min 11.00 %

    Crude Fiber Max 3.00 %

    Moisture Max 12.00 %

    Calcium Min 1.00 %

    Phosphorus Min 0.80 %

    Iron Min 180 mg/kg

    Vitamin A Min 10,000 IU/kg

    Vitamin D Min 1,500 IU/kg

    Thiamine Min 5 mg/kg

    Riboflavin Min 4 mg/kg

    Taurine Min 0.10 %

9Lives Consumer Ratings

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Rating (out of 10)

Overall Ingredients


This score is based on ALL ingredients
 2

First Five Ingredients


This score is based on the first five ingredients
 2

Protein Content


This score is based on the total meat protein content
 2

Grain Content


More Grains = Lower score and No Grains= 10
 1

Total

 1.75

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The Good

The Bad


Heavy Grain Content

Lower Quality Ingredients

Minimal Meat Content

Full Review

9Lives

9Lives Plus Care: Grilled Tuna and Egg Flavor cat food formual is designed for senior cats who are seven years of age or older. The first five ingredients of this formula are ground corn, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal, whole wheat and animal digest. Other ingredients include salt, meat & bone meal, tuna meal, choline chloride and copper sulfate. The Guaranteed Analysis of this formula contains 31% Protein and 9% Fat.
 

9Lives Review

We are going to take a look at the first five ingredients of 9Lives. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of cat food. The ingredients before the first fat source usually make up the vast majority of the cat food.
 

    Whole ground corn, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal, whole wheat, animal digest, animal fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), meat and bone meal, phosphoric acid, calcium carbonate, salt, potassium chloride, yeast culture, titanium dioxide, tuna meal, choline chloride, taurine, minerals (zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), L-lysine, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement), egg product, dl-methionine, yellow 5, red 40, yellow 6, BHA (used as a preservative), natural and artificial flavor (source of grilled flavor), blue 1, rosemary extract.

    First Five Ingredients Analysis:

    1. Whole Ground Corn
    2. Corn Gluten Meal
    3. Poultry By-Product Meal
    4. Whole Wheat
    5. Animal Digest
    Whole Ground Corn - the entire ear of corn ground, without husks, with no greater portion of cob than occurs in the ear corn in its natural state. Corn Gluten Meal - the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm.

    Poultry By-Product Meal - consists of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered poultry, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs, intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidably in good processing practices.

    Whole Wheat - ground whole kernel, presumably equivalent to AAFCO's Wheat Mill Run, Wheat Middlings, Wheat Shorts or Wheat Red Dog, whose principal differences are in the percentage of crude fiber

    Animal Digest - material which results from chemical and/or enzymatic hydrolysis of clean and un-decomposed animal tissue. The animal tissues used shall be exclusive of hair, horns, teeth, hooves and feathers, except in such trace amounts as might occur unavoidably in good factory practice and shall be suitable for animal feed.

    Protein Min 31.00 %

    Fat Min 9.00 %

    Crude Fiber Max 3.00 %

    Moisture Max 12.00 %

    Calcium Min 1.00 %

    Phosphorus Min 0.80 %

    Magnesium Max 0.12 %

    Selenium Min 0.475 mg/Kg

    Vitamin A Min 5,000 IU/Kg

    Vitamin E Min 50 IU/Kg

    Taurine Min 0.10 %

9Lives Consumer Ratings

Are you a consumer of 9Lives? If so please take the time to rate 9Lives. This will make it easier for people who are looking to purchase 9Lives.

Rating (out of 10)

Overall Ingredients


This score is based on ALL ingredients
 2

First Five Ingredients


This score is based on the first five ingredients
 2

Protein Content


This score is based on the total meat protein content
 2

Grain Content


More Grains = Lower score and No Grains= 10
 1

Total

 1.75

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The Good

The Bad


Lower Quality Ingredients

Lack of Quality Meat Content

Heavy Grains

Full Review

9Lives

9Lives Daily Essentials cat food formula is designed for cats in all life stages. The first five ingredients of this formula are ground corn, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, soybean meal, and wheat. Other ingredients include animal digest, bone meal, salmon, beef and pyridoxine hydrochloride. The Guaranteed Analysis of this formula contains 31% Protein and 9% Fat.
 

9Lives Review

We are going to take a look at the first five ingredients of 9Lives. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of cat food. The ingredients before the first fat source usually make up the vast majority of the cat food.
 

    Whole ground corn, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, soybean meal, whole wheat, meat & bone meal, animal fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), salmon, chicken, beef, animal digest, salt, phosphoric acid, choline chloride, titanium dioxide, potassium chloride, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement), taurine, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, potassium sorbate (used as a preservative), BHA (used as a preservative), blue 1, rosemary extract.

    First Five Ingredients Analysis:

    1. Whole Grain Corn
    2. Poulty By-Product Meal
    3. Corn Gluten Meal
    4. Soybean Meal
    5. Whole Wheat
    Whole Grain Corn - the entire ear of corn ground, without husks, with no greater portion of cob than occurs in the ear corn in its natural state.

    Poultry By-Product Meal - consists of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered poultry, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs, intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidably in good processing practices.

    Corn Gluten Meal - the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm.

    Soybean Meal - obtained by grinding the cake or chips which remain after removal of most of the oil from the soybeans by a mechanical extraction process.

    Whole Wheat - ground whole kernel, presumably equivalent to AAFCO's Wheat Mill Run, Wheat Middlings, Wheat Shorts or Wheat Red Dog, whose principal differences are in the percentage of crude fiber.

    Crude Protein Min 31.00 %

    Crude Fat Min 9.00 %

    Crude Fiber Max 3.00 %

    Moisture Max 12.00 %

    Calcium Min 1.00 %

    Phosphorus Min 0.80 %

    Iron Min 180 mg/kg

    Selenium Min 0.475 mg/kg

    Vitamin E Min 100 IU/kg

    Taurine Min 0.10 %

    Omega 3 Fatty Acids* Min 0.15 %

    * Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.

9Lives Consumer Ratings

Are you a consumer of 9Lives? If so please take the time to rate 9Lives. This will make it easier for people who are looking to purchase 9Lives.

Rating (out of 10)

Overall Ingredients


This score is based on ALL ingredients
 2

First Five Ingredients


This score is based on the first five ingredients
 2

Protein Content


This score is based on the total meat protein content
 2

Grain Content


More Grains = Lower score and No Grains= 10
 1

Total

 1.75

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]]> http://catfoodreviews.com/9lives-daily-essentials-cat-food/feed/ 1 9Lives Dry Cat Food http://catfoodreviews.com/9lives-cat-food/ http://catfoodreviews.com/9lives-cat-food/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:14:42 +0000 admin http://catfoodreviews.com/?p=829 9Lives Dry Cat Food

9Lives brand cat food is manufactured by the Del Monte Food company, which is based out of San Francisco, California. Del Monte Foods also manufactures canned goods, as well as other pet foods such as Pounce, Milk-Bone and Kibbles n' Bits. Del Monte Foods was first named in 1916, when a California canning company (California Fruit Canners Association) began expanding to various venues. 9Lives brand cat food is best known for its TV mascot, Morris the Cat. Though many pet food brands were affected by the recent FDA pet food recall, none of the 9Lives brand products are currently on the recall list.

9Lives Dry Cat Food Review

9Lives brand cat food is currently available in four different dry formulas, as well as several different canned formulas. 9Lives advertizes their cat food products as being a good source of nutrition, as they contain Taurine and Omega 3 fatty acids. However, one could note that these ingredients are usually included in all cat food formulas. All of 9Lives brand cat food formulas contain corn, wheat, animal digest and other ingredients not usually associated with premium feline nutrition. 9Lives brand cat food is available in an 18oz box, a 3.5lb bag, a 6.5lb bag, and a large 18lb bag.

9Lives Dry Cat Food Formulas:

  1. 9Lives Daily Essentials cat food formula is designed for cats in all life stages. The first five ingredients of this formula are ground corn, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, soybean meal, and wheat. Other ingredients include animal digest, bone meal, salmon, beef and pyridoxine hydrochloride. The Guaranteed Analysis of this formula contains 31% Protein and 9% Fat.
  2. 9Lives Plus Care: Grilled Tuna and Egg Flavor cat food formula is designed for senior cats who are seven years of age or older. The first five ingredients of this formula are ground corn, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal, whole wheat and animal digest. Other ingredients include salt, meat & bone meal, tuna meal, choline chloride and copper sulfate. The Guaranteed Analysis of this formula contains 31% Protein and 9% Fat.
  3. 9Lives Active Formula: Beef Tenderloin and Roast Turkey Flavor cat food formula is designed for cats with a moderate to high activity level. The first five ingredients of this formula are ground corn, poultry by-product meal, soybean meal, meat & bone meal and corn gluten meal. Other ingredients include animal fat, animal digest, wheat gluten, caramel color and glycerine. The Guaranteed Analysis of this formula contains 34% Protein and 11% Fat.
  4. 9Lives Growing Years cat food formula is designed for growing kittens, though can also be fed to adult cats. The first five ingredients of this formula are corn gluten meal, soybean meal, whole ground corn, poultry by-product meal and wheat. Other ingredients include turkey, animal digest, salmon meal, caramel color, alfalfa and potassium sorbate. The Guaranteed Analysis of this formula contains 34% Protein and 14% Fat.

9Lives Dry Cat Food Consumer Ratings

Most consumers do not view 9Lives brand cat food as a healthy cat food. It is fairly inexpensive, though contains a lot of corn ingredients. In addition to this, artificial colors, flavors and preservatives are used in 9Lives brand cat food formulas, which most pet owners did not like. Some cats are reported to have digestive problems, or allergic reactions to 9Lives brand cat food products.

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