Kaytee Fiesta vs. Evanger's Maximum Beef for Ferrets

Kaytee has a better protein to fat ratio. Evanger's's ratio of 1.54 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Evanger's has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Evanger's has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Kaytee contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Kaytee Fiesta

Kaytee has a better protein to fat ratio. Evanger's's ratio of 1.54 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

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First 10 ingredients:

poultry meal poultry by-product meal brewers rice ground wheat dried egg product poultry fat dehulled soybean meal soybean oil dried molasses beet pulp fish meal

Evanger's Maximum Beef for Ferrets

Evanger's has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Evanger's has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Kaytee contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

First 10 ingredients:

beef water whole dried egg taurine liver chelated minerals calcium carbonate zinc sulfate ferrous sulfate zinc proteinate