Dave's Pet Food Naturally Healthy Adult Dry Cat Food vs. 9 Lives Daily Essentials Dry Cat Food

Dave's Pet Food has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) 9 Lives has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Dave's Pet Food has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. 9 Lives is 100% pea-free; Dave's Pet Food has peas as its 6th ingredient. 9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.

Dave's Pet Food Naturally Healthy Adult Dry Cat Food

Dave's Pet Food has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Dave's Pet Food has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken meal lentils field peas chicken fat chickpeas pea flour pea protein chicken natural flavors tapioca starch

9 Lives Daily Essentials Dry Cat Food

9 Lives has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
9 Lives is 100% pea-free; Dave's Pet Food has peas as its 6th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

whole ground corn chicken by-product meal soybean meal meat and bone meal corn gluten meal beef fat whole wheat natural flavor salmon meal phosphoric acid