Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Ocean Fish with Salmon vs. Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties

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Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 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. Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Vital Essentials is 100% pea-free; Applaws has peas as its 2nd ingredient.

Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Ocean Fish with Salmon

Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

white fish peas herring meal chickpea flour lentils salmon whitefish meal flaxseed brewer’s yeast salmon oil

Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties

Vital Essentials has much 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 2nd ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken heart chicken liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex

 

Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Ocean Fish with Salmon

Kibble

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Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 50% 94%
Protein % 34% 55%
Fat % 15% 18%
Fiber % 6% 5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.27 to 1 3.06 to 1
Total Ingredients 23 4
Meat Content 6 total
high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 11 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free No, 2nd Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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