Smalls Water Bird Recipe vs. Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Turkey
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Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Dr. Elsey's's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.
Smalls Water Bird Recipe
Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Dr. Elsey's's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
finely ground duck with bone duck heart duck liver duck gizzard duck egg duck blood goat's milk water eggshell membrane herring oil
Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Turkey
First 10 ingredients:
turkey dried chicken hydrolyzed pork pork plasma chicken fat gelatin dried chicken liver ground flaxseed natural flavor salmon oil
Smalls Water Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein TurkeyKibble |
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Score
A+ |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Kibble |
| Meat % | 98% | Unknown |
| Protein % | 45% | 56% |
| Fat % | 20% | 18% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 4% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.25 to 1 | 3.11 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 10 | 18 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
8 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats | None |
1 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |