Stella & Chewy Wet Pate Food - Does this sound healthy?

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I've never purchased from this company. Do they appear to be ethical and safe food?
This was accidentally delivered as a substitute on my delivery order for other food:
Marvelous Morsels Chicken & Salmon wet food.


FULL INGREDIENT LIST
Chicken, chicken bone broth, chicken liver, chicken heart, salmon, pumpkin, natural chicken flavor, agar-agar, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, choline chloride, dandelion, taurine, minerals (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, magnesium proteinate, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, potassium iodide, sodium selenite), sodium phosphate, vitamins (vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid).

"*This product is made with human food ingredients. It contains no animal feed ingredients and is made in a human food facility"

Is agar agar safe?

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein (min.)10.0%
Crude Fat (min.)5.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)1.5%
Moisture (max.)78.0%
Taurine (min.)0.5%
Calorie Content1,057 kcal/kg
(metabolizable energy, calculated):180 kcal/pack
 

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I normally minimize fish also. I did feed him some of this and he seemed to really like it. But I'm also unsure about salmon.

I feed him Halo Turkey pate, Weruva - 2 different pouches which are chicken based and simple ingredients, and 40% home cooked (with a cat supplement that is added to the food Balance_It.)
 

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Our cats can't eat agar-agar: it makes both of them vomit. One hardly ever vomits so it's very unusual for an ingredient to bother both cats. Agar-agar has become a more common thickener in wet foods in the last several years.
 
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S&C isn’t the best for the price, it’s quite high in carbs, in addition to previously mentioned concerns.
 
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Thanks so much. I'll give it a pass and research a better choice for him. I appreciate your help.
 

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Thanks so much. I'll give it a pass and research a better choice for him. I appreciate your help.
Late responder. Not all stella is high in carbs. What one cat is allergic to others may not. I have not tried it on my cats. I would try it if it's free

 
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