Marshall Premium Ferret Diet - Senior Formula vs. Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties

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Marshall has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 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 - Senior Formula

Marshall has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 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 corn meal chicken by-product meal dried beet pulp oatmeal brewers dried yeast dl-methionine l-lysine sodium propionate and mixed tocopherols

Vital Essentials Chicken 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:

chicken chicken heart chicken liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex

 

Marshall Premium Ferret Diet - Senior Formula

Kibble

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Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
D
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 94%
Protein % 34% 55%
Fat % 17% 18%
Fiber % 3% 5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2 to 1 3.06 to 1
Total Ingredients 13 4
Meat Content 3 total
high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 3 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free No Yes
 

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