IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten vs. Nutro Wholesome Essentials Adult Indoor Formula with Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe

IAMS has a better protein to fat ratio. Nutro's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. IAMS has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. IAMS is 100% pea-free; Nutro has peas as its 4th ingredient.

IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten

IAMS has a better protein to fat ratio. Nutro's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
IAMS has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
IAMS is 100% pea-free; Nutro has peas as its 4th ingredient.

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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

Nutro Wholesome Essentials Adult Indoor Formula with Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal brewers rice pea protein whole grain brown rice chicken fat dehydrated alfalfa meal potato protein dried plain beet pulp flaxseed