Alpha Feeds Ferret Feast vs. 9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food

Alpha Feeds 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.) Alpha Feeds has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Alpha Feeds has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Alpha Feeds contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma. 9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.

Alpha Feeds Ferret Feast

Alpha Feeds 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.)
Alpha Feeds has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Alpha Feeds has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

poultry meat meal whole wheat fish meal whole maize poultry oil maize gluten meal brewers yeast sugar beet pellets whole linseed extract of yucca schidigera

9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food

Alpha Feeds contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

First 10 ingredients:

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