Kaytee Fiesta vs. Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Kaytee has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Merrick has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Kaytee has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Kaytee is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient. Kaytee contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Kaytee Fiesta

Kaytee has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Kaytee has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Kaytee is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.

Legend

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

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Merrick has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Kaytee contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

First 10 ingredients:

deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes