Taste of the Wild Canyon River Feline Recipe vs. 9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

Taste of the Wild 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.) 9 Lives has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. 9 Lives has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. 9 Lives is 100% pea-free; Taste of the Wild has peas as its 5th ingredient.

Taste of the Wild Canyon River Feline Recipe

Taste of the Wild 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.)

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First 10 ingredients:

trout ocean fish meal sweet potatoes potatoes pea protein potato protein canola oil smoked salmon natural flavor dl-methionine

9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

9 Lives has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
9 Lives has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives is 100% pea-free; Taste of the Wild has peas as its 5th ingredient.

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