9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food vs. WholeHearted Grain Free Chicken Formula Dry Cat Food

WholeHearted 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 much 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; WholeHearted has peas as its 3rd ingredient.

9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

9 Lives has much 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; WholeHearted has peas as its 3rd ingredient.

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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

WholeHearted Grain Free Chicken Formula Dry Cat Food

WholeHearted 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.)

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal peas chickpeas pea flour pea protein chicken fat natural flavor flaxseed potassium chloride