Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health vs. Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Kaytee 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 fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Kaytee is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient. Kaytee contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health

Kaytee 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.)
Kaytee is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

poultry meal poultry by-product meal brewers rice poultry fat dehulled soybean meal ground wheat soybean oil dried egg product dried molasses beet pulp ground flax seed

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Merrick has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Kaytee contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

First 10 ingredients:

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