Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Real Meat Chicken Recipe

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

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Real Meat 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

Real Meat Chicken Recipe

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

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken heart chicken gizzard chicken neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder parsley powder inulin ground chicken bone