Acana Wild Prairie vs. Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties
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Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.24 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Vital Essentials is 100% pea-free; Acana has peas as its 8th ingredient.
Acana Wild Prairie
Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.24 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken meat turkey meat chicken liver dehydrated chicken meat dehydrated turkey meat dehydrated herring whole pinto beans whole peas chicken fat whole red lentils
Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Vital Essentials is 100% pea-free; Acana has peas as its 8th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
duck duck gizzard duck heart duck liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex
Acana Wild PrairieKibble |
Vital Essentials Duck Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
F |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 94% |
| Protein % | 37% | 47% |
| Fat % | 18% | 21% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.06 to 1 | 2.24 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 39 | 5 |
| Meat Content |
13 total
high concentration, high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
17 total
low concentration |
None |
| Pea-free | No, 8th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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