Hill's Prescription Diet a/d Wet Dog/Cat Food vs. Burgess Excel Ferret Nuggets

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Burgess has a better protein to fat ratio. Hill's's ratio of 1.33 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Burgess has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Hill's has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

Hill's Prescription Diet a/d Wet Dog/Cat Food

Hill's has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

water turkey liver pork liver chicken turkey heart corn flour pork protein isolate fish oil calcium carbonate chicken liver flavor

Burgess Excel Ferret Nuggets

Burgess has a better protein to fat ratio. Hill's's ratio of 1.33 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Burgess has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

poultry meal rice poultry fat fish meal hydrolysed poultry meal brewer’s yeast beet pulp poultry gravy salt short chain fructo-oligosaccharides 0.25%

 

Hill's Prescription Diet a/d Wet Dog/Cat Food

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Burgess Excel Ferret Nuggets

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Food Type Canned Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 44% 38%
Fat % 33% 20%
Fiber % 0.1% 1%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.33 to 1 1.9 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 14
Meat Content 7 total
high concentration, high quality
4 total
low quality
Non-Meats 2 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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