Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Smack Pacific Fish Feast

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

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Smack Pacific Fish Feast

Smack 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.)
Smack has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smack is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

rockfish herring organic pumpkin organic spinach organic celery organic apple organic parsley organic kale organic turmeric tocopherols

 

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Kibble

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Smack Pacific Fish Feast

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 85%
Protein % 42% 50%
Fat % 15% 32%
Fiber % 3.5% 1.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.8 to 1 1.56 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 9
Meat Content 7 total
high quality
2 total
high 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
 

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