Burgess Excel Ferret Nuggets vs. Purina Cat Chow Naturals

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Burgess has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 3.78 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Burgess has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Burgess has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

Burgess Excel Ferret Nuggets

Burgess has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 3.78 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Burgess has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Burgess has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

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%

Purina Cat Chow Naturals

First 10 ingredients:

chicken corn gluten meal brewers rice chicken by-product meal soybean meal ground yellow corn animal fat turkey powdered cellulose natural flavor

 

Burgess Excel Ferret Nuggets

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Score
C
Score
F
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 38% 34%
Fat % 20% 9%
Fiber % 1% 5.1%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.9 to 1 3.78 to 1
Total Ingredients 14 20
Meat Content 4 total
low quality
4 total
low concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 2 total
low concentration
6 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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