Friskies Indoor Delights vs. Essence Ocean & Freshwater
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Essence 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.) Essence 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.
Friskies Indoor Delights
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
Essence Ocean & Freshwater
Essence 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.)
Essence has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Essence has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
herring mackerel whitefish catfish meal whitefish meal ocean fish meal red lentils navy beans green lentils olive oil
Friskies Indoor DelightsKibble |
Essence Ocean & FreshwaterKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
C |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | 86% |
| Protein % | 30% | 40% |
| Fat % | 9% | 17.5% |
| Fiber % | 5% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 3.33 to 1 | 2.29 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 21 | 20 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
low concentration, low quality |
9 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
5 total
low concentration |
5 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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