Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Kiwi Kitchens Gently Air-Dried Chicken Dinner

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Kiwi Kitchens 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.) Kiwi Kitchens has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Kiwi Kitchens has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Kiwi Kitchens is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient. Kiwi Kitchens contains controversial ingredients.

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Kiwi Kitchens contains controversial ingredients.

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First 10 ingredients:

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

Kiwi Kitchens Gently Air-Dried Chicken Dinner

Kiwi Kitchens 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.)
Kiwi Kitchens has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Kiwi Kitchens has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Kiwi Kitchens is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver vegetable glycerine mussel digest fish oil sunflower oil brewer’s yeast salt dried chicory calcium carbonate

 

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Kibble

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Kiwi Kitchens Gently Air-Dried Chicken Dinner

Air-Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
A
Food Type Kibble Air-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 93%
Protein % 42% 32%
Fat % 15% 26%
Fiber % 3.5% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.8 to 1 1.23 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 14
Meat Content 7 total
high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 4 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free No, 5th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes No
 

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