Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties
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Merrick has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Vital Essentials is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten
Merrick has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Vital Essentials is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken heart chicken liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused KittenKibble |
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
F |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 94% |
| Protein % | 42% | 55% |
| Fat % | 15% | 18% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.8 to 1 | 3.06 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 4 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
None |
| Pea-free | No, 5th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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