Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Acana Wild Atlantic

Acana 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. Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Acana has a lower concentration (9th vs 5th ingredient).

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Merrick has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Acana Wild Atlantic

Acana 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.)
Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Both foods have peas, but Acana has a lower concentration (9th vs 5th ingredient).

First 10 ingredients:

whole mackerel whole herring whole hake acadian redfish mackerel meal herring meal whole red lentils whole pinto beans pea starch whitefish meal