Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Pets at Home Ferret Nuggets
If you have cats, please check out CatFoodChart.com
Create an account to hide ads!
Merrick has a better protein to fat ratio. Pets at Home's ratio of 8.97 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Pets at Home has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Pets at Home is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten
Merrick has a better protein to fat ratio. Pets at Home's ratio of 8.97 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes
Pets at Home Ferret Nuggets
Pets at Home has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Pets at Home is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken meal wheat poultry fat soyabean meal whole linseed wheatfeed oatfeed maize fish meal soya oil
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused KittenKibble |
Pets at Home Ferret NuggetsKibble |
|
|
Score
F |
Score
F |
|
| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 42% | 35% |
| Fat % | 15% | 3.9% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 4% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.8 to 1 | 8.97 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 14 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
high quality |
4 total
low concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
6 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 5th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
|
We only link to quality products. |
We only link to quality products. |
