Chicken Soup Grain-Free Salmon & Legumes vs. Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

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Chicken Soup 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.) Chicken Soup has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Merrick has a lower concentration (5th vs 3rd ingredient).

Chicken Soup Grain-Free Salmon & Legumes

Chicken Soup 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.)
Chicken Soup has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

salmon menhaden fish meal peas lentils pea protein faba beans canola oil ground flaxseed natural flavor calcium carbonate

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Both foods have peas, but Merrick has a lower concentration (5th vs 3rd ingredient).

First 10 ingredients:

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

 

Chicken Soup Grain-Free Salmon & Legumes

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

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Score
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Score
F
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 32% 42%
Fat % 15% 15%
Fiber % 4.5% 3.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.13 to 1 2.8 to 1
Total Ingredients 16 18
Meat Content 3 total
low concentration, high quality
7 total
high quality
Non-Meats 5 total
low concentration
4 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 3rd Ingredient No, 5th Ingredient
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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