Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Scrumbles Kittens & Queens Chicken
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Scrumbles 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.) Scrumbles has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Scrumbles has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Scrumbles is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten
First 10 ingredients:
deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes
Scrumbles Kittens & Queens Chicken
Scrumbles 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.)
Scrumbles has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Scrumbles has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Scrumbles is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
dehydrated chicken freshly prepared chicken rice chicken fat chicken liver dried alfalfa salmon oil minerals vitamins dried cranberry
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused KittenKibble |
Scrumbles Kittens & Queens ChickenKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | 77% |
| Protein % | 42% | 38% |
| Fat % | 15% | 21% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 1.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.8 to 1 | 1.81 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 10 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 5th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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