IAMS Proactive Health High Protein vs. 9 Lives Daily Essentials Dry Cat Food
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IAMS has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 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. Both foods are pea-free. 9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.
IAMS Proactive Health High Protein
IAMS has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 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.
9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken byproduct meal corn grits ground whole grain corn salmon chicken meal dried plain beet pulp natural flavor sodium bisulfate caramel color
9 Lives Daily Essentials Dry Cat Food
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal soybean meal meat and bone meal corn gluten meal beef fat whole wheat natural flavor salmon meal phosphoric acid
IAMS Proactive Health High ProteinKibble |
9 Lives Daily Essentials Dry Cat FoodKibble |
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Score
C |
Score
F |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 38% | 28% |
| Fat % | 18% | 9% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.11 to 1 | 3.11 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 16 | 18 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high quality |
5 total
low concentration, low quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | No |
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