IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten vs. Essence Air & Gamefowl

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Essence has a better protein to fat ratio. IAMS's ratio of 1.57 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Essence has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten

IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken by-product meal ground whole grain corn ground sorghum chicken fat corn gluten meal dried plain beet pulp natural flavor dried egg product potassium chloride

Essence Air & Gamefowl

Essence has a better protein to fat ratio. IAMS's ratio of 1.57 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Essence has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

turkey chicken duck duck meal turkey meal chicken meal red lentils chickpeas green lentils chicken fat

 

IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten

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Essence Air & Gamefowl

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Score
C
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown 86%
Protein % 33% 40%
Fat % 21% 20%
Fiber % 3% 4%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.57 to 1 2 to 1
Total Ingredients 16 19
Meat Content 5 total
high quality
8 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 4 total
low concentration
6 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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