9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food vs. Smack Purrfect Pork

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Smack has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smack has slightly 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 Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal corn protein meal soybean meal animal fat whole wheat ocean fish meal natural flavor dicalcium phosphate salt
Smack Purrfect Pork
Smack has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smack has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smack has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
pork pork bone pork liver pork kidneys pork spleen pork tongue pork heart organic pumpkin organic celery organic apple
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat FoodKibble |
Smack Purrfect PorkFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
F |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | Unknown | 88% |
Protein % | 38% | 40% |
Fat % | 12.5% | 30% |
Fiber % | 2.5% | 1.8% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 3.04 to 1 | 1.33 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 16 | 14 |
Meat Content |
3 total
low concentration, low quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
6 total
low concentration |
Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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