Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. ZiwiPeak Wild South Pacific Fish Recipe

ZiwiPeak 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.) ZiwiPeak has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. ZiwiPeak has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but ZiwiPeak has a lower concentration (8th vs 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

ZiwiPeak Wild South Pacific Fish Recipe

ZiwiPeak 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.)
ZiwiPeak has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
ZiwiPeak has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Both foods have peas, but ZiwiPeak has a lower concentration (8th vs 5th ingredient).

First 10 ingredients:

whole jack mackerel hoki whole southern blue whiting whole sardine whole mackerel chicken chicken fat dried yellow peas dried green lentils dried egg white