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Iams Indoor Weight & Hairball Care · Chicken & Turkey

Dry food · Adult Maintenance

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Furry PI's verdict

Iams Indoor Weight & Hairball Care doesn't hold up well under the magnifying glass. Grains crowd the top of the ingredient list. To be fair, includes genuinely beneficial ingredients such as chicken and turkey. On balance, most cats are better served by stronger options — the app can suggest better-graded foods of the same type.

What's concerning

  • Chicken leads, but grains — corn grits and corn gluten meal — dominate the rest of the list.
  • Contains caramel color — an ingredient our database flags as genuinely problematic for cats.
  • Artificial colours or preservatives on the label — caramel color.

What works

  • Includes genuinely beneficial ingredients such as chicken and turkey.

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Nutrition from the label (as fed)

Protein30%
Fat11%
Fiber8.3%
Moisture10%
Ash*8%
Carbs (estimated)*32.7%

Label: guaranteed analysis (min/max). * not printed on the label — carbs are calculated, ash/moisture estimated from typical values. How these numbers translate into calories from protein vs carbs — and how this food scores on each pillar — is shown in the app.

Quick answers

Is Iams Indoor Weight & Hairball Care grain-free?
No — the label lists corn grits, corn gluten meal and ground whole grain corn.
What are the first ingredients in Iams Indoor Weight & Hairball Care?
The label opens with chicken, chicken by-product meal and corn grits. Ingredients are listed by weight, so the first few carry the most.
Does it contain artificial colours or preservatives?
Yes — the label lists caramel color.

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