Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Frettchen4You Premium Chicken & Whitefish
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Frettchen4You has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Frettchen4You has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Frettchen4You is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten
Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes
Frettchen4You Premium Chicken & Whitefish
Frettchen4You has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Frettchen4You has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Frettchen4You is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
poultry meal rice chicken feed corn corn gluten meal chicken stock white fish meal salmon oil fish stock brewer's yeast
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused KittenKibble |
Frettchen4You Premium Chicken & WhitefishKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
D |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | 64% |
| Protein % | 42% | 38% |
| Fat % | 15% | 18% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 1% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.8 to 1 | 2.11 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 9 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
high quality |
5 total
low quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 5th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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