Wild Harvest Advanced Nutrition Diet vs. Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Wild Harvest 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.) Merrick has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Wild Harvest is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient. Wild Harvest contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Wild Harvest Advanced Nutrition Diet

Wild Harvest 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.)
Wild Harvest is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

poultry meal ground corn brewer's rice corn gluten meal poultry fat dried plain beet pulp brewer's dried yeast corn oil dried egg product poultry digest

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Merrick has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Wild Harvest contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

First 10 ingredients:

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