Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra Duck
If you have cats, please check out CatFoodChart.com
Create an account to hide ads!
Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. Kirkland's ratio of 1.5 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Kirkland has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Applaws has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula
Kirkland has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal whole grain brown rice ground white rice chicken fat natural chicken flavor flaxseed sodium bisulfate potassium chloride choline chloride
Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra Duck
Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. Kirkland's ratio of 1.5 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Applaws has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
dry chicken meal dry duck meal freshly prepared chicken mince potato beet pulp brewer’s yeast chicken gravy salmon oil vitamins and minerals dried egg
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice FormulaKibble |
Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra DuckKibble |
|
|
Score
C |
Score
C |
|
| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | 84% |
| Protein % | 30% | 37% |
| Fat % | 20% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 2.1% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.5 to 1 | 1.85 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 13 | 14 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
high quality |
4 total
high concentration, low quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |