9 Lives Daily Essentials Dry Cat Food vs. Smack Very Berry for Cats

Smack has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smack has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smack has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. 9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.

9 Lives Daily Essentials Dry Cat Food

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First 10 ingredients:

whole ground corn chicken by-product meal soybean meal meat and bone meal corn gluten meal beef fat whole wheat natural flavor salmon meal phosphoric acid

Smack Very Berry for Cats

Smack has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smack has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smack has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.

First 10 ingredients:

whole chicken whole salmon chicken liver chicken gizzard chicken heart organic cranberry organic blueberry organic parsley organic thyme organic strawberry