Friskies Indoor Delights vs. 9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

9 Lives has a better protein to fat ratio. Friskies's ratio of 3.33 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. 9 Lives has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

Friskies Indoor Delights

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First 10 ingredients:

ground yellow corn corn gluten meal chicken by-product meal soybean meal beef tallow powdered cellulose soybean hulls liver flavor meat and bone meal calcium carbonate

9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

9 Lives has a better protein to fat ratio. Friskies's ratio of 3.33 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.
9 Lives has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

whole ground corn chicken by-product meal corn protein meal soybean meal animal fat whole wheat ocean fish meal natural flavor dicalcium phosphate salt