In traditional cat foods, this might be a problem, but in this Orijen Cat & Kitten Dry Food formula it is not because chicken meal is the second ingredient (and one of
several additional protein sources).
It's super high protein, so I tend not to worry about having
an additional protein source with it as I would with other types of pasta.
I recently started buying nitrate free turkey as
an additional protein source for L, which she loves for lunch or snacks.
Although grains are used as
an additional protein source instead of meat, whole cooked grains are also a good nutritional source of fibre, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.