Acana Wild Atlantic vs. Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
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Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Oxbow's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Oxbow has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Oxbow is 100% pea-free; Acana has peas as its 9th ingredient.
Acana Wild Atlantic
Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Oxbow's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
whole mackerel whole herring whole hake acadian redfish mackerel meal herring meal whole red lentils whole pinto beans pea starch whitefish meal
Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
Oxbow has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Oxbow is 100% pea-free; Acana has peas as its 9th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken meal chicken chicken fat egg product gelatin rice flour flaxseed meal cassava root flour dried plain beet pulp l-lysine
Acana Wild AtlanticKibble |
Oxbow Essentials Ferret FoodKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 36% | 42% |
| Fat % | 18% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 4% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2 to 1 | 2.1 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 32 | 20 |
| Meat Content |
11 total
high concentration, high quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
15 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 9th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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