Absolute Pet Beef & Venison vs. Smalls Water Bird Recipe

You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Absolute Pet's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.

Absolute Pet Beef & Venison

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First 10 ingredients:

beef beef lung beef liver venison vegetable glycerine green lipped mussel dried chicory parsley choline chloride flaxseed

Smalls Water Bird Recipe

Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Absolute Pet's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.

First 10 ingredients:

finely ground duck with bone duck heart duck liver duck gizzard duck egg duck blood goat's milk water eggshell membrane herring oil