Wellness CORE Original vs. Kaytee Fiesta

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Kaytee has a better protein to fat ratio. Wellness's ratio of 2.5 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Wellness has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Wellness has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Kaytee is 100% pea-free; Wellness has peas as its 5th ingredient. Kaytee contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Wellness CORE Original

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

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First 10 ingredients:

deboned turkey deboned chicken turkey meal chicken meal peas herring meal chicken fat dried ground potatoes tomato pomace ground flaxseed

Kaytee Fiesta

Kaytee has a better protein to fat ratio. Wellness's ratio of 2.5 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Kaytee is 100% pea-free; Wellness has peas as its 5th ingredient.

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

 

Wellness CORE Original

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Kaytee Fiesta

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Score
F
Score
D
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 45% 34%
Fat % 18% 19%
Fiber % 3% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.5 to 1 1.79 to 1
Total Ingredients 22 33
Meat Content 7 total
high concentration, high quality
7 total
low quality
Non-Meats 6 total
low concentration
8 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 5th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes No
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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