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Iams

Iams ProActive Health Minichunks Adult Chicken & Whole Grains

2.0★Public ScoreManufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Key points

Protein source

Unconfirmed

Protein source read held

Top 3: Chicken, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum

This structure does not cleanly land as either a strong positive or caution signal.

Check the full ingredient list and ingredient analysis below.

Ingredient guide

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide
FOSGut support ingredientOmega-6Skin and coat support ingredient
Solid build

Ingredient grade

B

Grade B

Top ingredient profile

Chicken
Ground Whole Grain Corn
Ground Whole Grain Sorghum
Fresh-meat leadNo plant booster
Crude protein25%
Crude protein25%
Crude fat14%
Other 61%

Protein position, fat position, and calorie density position are relative to foods in the same processing type cohort.

biotechProtein position
Typical
query_statsFat position
Typical
local_fire_departmentCalorie density
Typical

This food can stay in comparison, but ingredient quality still needs a more conservative read.

There is enough public data to keep this food in comparison, but the top ingredient structure does not support a stronger positive claim yet.

Nutritional strengths

  • The first ingredient is a species-named fresh meat.
  • Crude protein does not drop into a clearly low band.
  • Top ingredients do not show a prominent FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile.

What still needs work

  • The first ingredient is a species-named fresh meat, but grains follow immediately after it, so the recipe reads more mixed than meat-led.
  • Public nutrient disclosure is still thin, so deeper comparison remains limited.

Brand context

Brand background availableRecall history confirmed

Founded in 1946 in the United States. This brand has multiple confirmed recall events in public sources.

Ingredient analysis

The top ingredients give this recipe a strong first protein read, so the ingredient section starts from a favorable position.

restaurantIngredient Quality Analysis

B4.5/6
Ingredient Grade
Good
1Chicken
Fresh Meat · Top
2Ground Whole Grain Corn
Whole Grain · Upper
3Ground Whole Grain Sorghum
Whole Grain · Mid

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Chicken is a named fresh meat ingredient. The animal source is clearly identified. It reads as an top-tier protein source.
  • •Ground Whole Grain Corn is a whole or coarse grain ingredient. It usually plays more of a carbohydrate and fiber role than a core protein role. It reads as an upper-tier carb and fiber source.
  • •Ground Whole Grain Sorghum is a whole or coarse grain ingredient. It usually plays more of a carbohydrate and fiber role than a core protein role. It reads as an mid-tier carb source.
restaurantIngredient Grade BGood

Full collected ingredient list

19 ingredients
ChickenGround Whole Grain CornGround Whole Grain SorghumChicken By-Product MealDried Plain Beet PulpNatural FlavorChicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)Dried Egg ProductFlaxseedCaramel ColorPotassium ChlorideCarrotsFructooligosaccharidesCholine ChlorideVitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid)Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Manganous Oxide)Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)Citric Acid (preservative)Rosemary Extract
Primary positive ingredients
Support positive ingredients
Neutral ingredients
Caution ingredients
High-caution ingredients

Why did the base review land here?

Ingredient qualityNutrient disclosure levelManufacturing & trust

This review score combines ingredient composition, nutrient disclosure, manufacturing trust, and core nutrient caution signals.

Nutrient disclosure

Limited disclosure

This section is more about what is still undisclosed than about reading a complete nutrient story.

Safety verification

No fails

No major red flag jumps out first, though undisclosed rows still define the limits of this safety read.

Public data trust (ETF)

D tier

Only basic guaranteed analysis is visible, so deeper nutrition comparison stays hard to trust.

Where it sits in the same processing cohort

Kibble (Extruded) cohortCompare-first

Within the Kibble (Extruded) cohort, this recipe sits in the compare-first band.

Final word

There is enough here to keep the food in comparison, but not enough to stop comparing yet.

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