Orijen Six Fish vs. Alpha Feeds Ferret Feast

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Orijen has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Alpha Feeds's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Alpha Feeds has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Orijen has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Alpha Feeds is 100% pea-free; Orijen has peas as its 15th ingredient. Alpha Feeds contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Orijen Six Fish

Orijen has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Alpha Feeds's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Orijen has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Alpha Feeds contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

whole atlantic mackerel whole atlantic herring flounder whole acadian redfish atlantic monkfish silver hake mackerel meal herring meal blue whiting meal alaskan pollock oil

Alpha Feeds Ferret Feast

Alpha Feeds has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Alpha Feeds is 100% pea-free; Orijen has peas as its 15th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

poultry meat meal whole wheat fish meal whole maize poultry oil maize gluten meal brewers yeast sugar beet pellets whole linseed extract of yucca schidigera

 

Orijen Six Fish

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Score
F
Score
D
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 40% 36%
Fat % 20% 19%
Fiber % 3% 2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2 to 1 1.89 to 1
Total Ingredients 43 12
Meat Content 12 total
high concentration, high quality
2 total
low concentration, low quality
Non-Meats 24 total
low concentration
4 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 15th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes No
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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