Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Open Farm Homestead Turkey & Chicken Dry Cat Food

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

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

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

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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

Open Farm Homestead Turkey & Chicken Dry Cat Food

Open Farm 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.)
Open Farm has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Open Farm is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

humanely raised turkey humanely raised chicken ocean whitefish meal herring meal garbanzo beans red lentils coconut oil ocean menhaden fish meal green lentils pumpkin