Farmina N&D Prime Chicken vs. Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties
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Farmina has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Vital Essentials is 100% pea-free; Farmina has peas as its 9th ingredient.
Farmina N&D Prime Chicken
Farmina has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
boneless chicken dehydrated chicken sweet potatoes chicken fat dried whole eggs herring dehydrated herring herring oil pea fiber dried carrot
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Vital Essentials is 100% pea-free; Farmina has peas as its 9th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken heart chicken liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex
Farmina N&D Prime ChickenKibble |
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
F |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 94% |
| Protein % | 44% | 55% |
| Fat % | 20% | 18% |
| Fiber % | 1.8% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.2 to 1 | 3.06 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 26 | 4 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
10 total
low concentration |
None |
| Pea-free | No, 9th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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