Marshall Premium Ferret Diet vs. Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties

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Marshall has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.24 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Marshall contains controversial ingredients.

Marshall Premium Ferret Diet

Marshall has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.24 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken by-products chicken chicken by-product meal corn meal dried beet pulp brewers dried yeast dl-methionine l-lysine choline chloride sodium propionate

Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties

Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Marshall contains controversial ingredients.

First 10 ingredients:

duck duck gizzard duck heart duck liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex

 

Marshall Premium Ferret Diet

Kibble

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Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
C
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 94%
Protein % 38% 47%
Fat % 18% 21%
Fiber % 3.5% 5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.11 to 1 2.24 to 1
Total Ingredients 15 5
Meat Content 3 total
high quality
4 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 2 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free No Yes
 

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