Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

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

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

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

First 10 ingredients:

dried chicken meat chicken chicken fat sweet potato potato chicken gravy vitamins vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e

 

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Kibble

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Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

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Score
F
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown 90%
Protein % 42% 52%
Fat % 15% 22%
Fiber % 3.5% 1.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.8 to 1 2.36 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 12
Meat Content 7 total
high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 4 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 5th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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