Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Food Whitefish Recipe with Country Vegetables vs. Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties
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Applaws 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 fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Vital Essentials is 100% pea-free; Applaws has peas as its 3rd ingredient.
Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Food Whitefish Recipe with Country Vegetables
Applaws 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:
whitefish whitefish meal peas lentils chicken fat chick peas flaxseed natural flavor taurine calcium carbonate
Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Vital Essentials is 100% pea-free; Applaws has peas as its 3rd 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
Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Food Whitefish Recipe with Country VegetablesKibble |
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 % | 32% | 47% |
| Fat % | 16% | 21% |
| Fiber % | 5.5% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2 to 1 | 2.24 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 12 | 5 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
None |
| Pea-free | No, 3rd Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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