Plus High Protein
9Lives Plus High Protein is a dry adult cat food with grains. Its first ingredients are whole ground corn, chicken by-product meal and soybean meal. It has an Ingredients score of 34/100, a Nutrition score of 4.2/10 and 3 items on our Avoid List. The lowest price we found is $1.32/lb (12 lb bag at Chewy).
Label checked Oct 29, 2026 · Price checked Oct 29, 2026
How It Scores
The first 5 ingredients count for 70%, the rest for 30%.
- Whole Ground Corn
- 1 / 5
- Corn
- Chicken By-Product Meal
- 2 / 5
- By-product meal
- Soybean Meal
- 1 / 5
- Soy
- Corn Protein Meal
- 1 / 5
- Plant protein concentrate
- Animal Fat (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)
- 2 / 5
- Animal fat, species not named
- Other ingredients
- 2.3 / 5
- Average of the other 12 ingredients
Avoid List
3The label lists menadione (synthetic vitamin K3), Red 40 (artificial color), BHA (synthetic preservative).
The number of unwanted additives on the label, counted separately from the two scores: 0 is best. How we score
Adult targets. Values as listed on the label.
- Protein 35%
- 5 / 5
- Full points between 35% and 45%
- Fat 10%
- 3.6 / 5
- Full points between 15% and 22%
- Carbohydrates 34%
- 3.2 / 5
- Full points between 15% and 25%. Our estimate: the label does not list ash.
- Fiber 4%
- not scored
- Shown for information.
- Unnamed animal source
- × 0.5
- Animal Fat, Ocean Fish Meal do not name the animal. At least one is in the first 5 ingredients. Score before: 8.5/10.
What Is in It
Dry matter means the food with the water taken out. It lets you compare foods with different moisture fairly.
| On the label | Dry matter | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein (min) | 35% | 38.9% |
| Fat (min) | 10% | 11.1% |
| Fiber (max) | 4% | 4.4% |
| Ash | not listed | - |
| Carbohydrates (estimate) | 34% | 37.8% |
| Moisture (max) | 10% | - |
| Calories | 3,467 kcal/kg · 315 kcal/cup | |
Label numbers are limits, not exact amounts: protein and fat are minimums, fiber and moisture are maximums.
Labels do not list carbohydrates, and this one does not list ash either. We estimate carbohydrates by assuming 7% ash, a typical value for dry cat food, and subtracting everything else from 100.
First 5 Ingredients
Ingredients are listed by weight, heaviest first. The first few usually make up most of the food.
- Whole Ground Corn
- Chicken By-Product Meal
- Soybean Meal
- Corn Protein Meal
- Animal Fat (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)
All Ingredients (Label Order)
Whole Ground Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Corn Protein Meal, Animal Fat (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols), Whole Ground Wheat, Natural Flavor, Ocean Fish Meal, Taurine, Salt, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source Of Vitamin K Activity), Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate), Red 40, Lactic Acid, BHA (Used As Preservative), Rosemary Extract
Estimated Monthly Cost
By your cat's weight, using an estimated daily amount and the cheapest bag. Your cat may eat more or less.
We could not find the maker's feeding chart. These amounts come from a general formula: the calories on the label (3,467 kcal/kg) and the daily energy a cat of that weight needs according to the Merck Veterinary Manual, using the figure for a neutered adult. The chart on the bag may say something different.
Bags and Stores
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| Bag | Price | per lb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 lbCheapest per lbChewy · price checked Oct 29, 2026 | $15.79 | $1.32 | Buy |
Similar Price, Better Ingredients
Same age group, a higher Ingredients score, a Nutrition score no more than 0.5 lower and no more unwanted additives, at most 20% more per pound.
Last checked: Oct 29, 2026 ·Maker's page ·Suggest a correction