Orijen Regional Red vs. Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
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Orijen has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Oxbow's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Oxbow has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Orijen has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Oxbow is 100% pea-free; Orijen has peas as its 26th ingredient.
Orijen Regional Red
Orijen has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Oxbow's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Orijen has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
deboned beef deboned wild boar deboned goat deboned lamb lamb liver beef liver beef tripe wild boar liver deboned mutton beef heart
Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
Oxbow has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Oxbow is 100% pea-free; Orijen has peas as its 26th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken meal chicken chicken fat egg product gelatin rice flour flaxseed meal cassava root flour dried plain beet pulp l-lysine
Orijen Regional RedKibble |
Oxbow Essentials Ferret FoodKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 40% | 42% |
| Fat % | 20% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2 to 1 | 2.1 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 59 | 20 |
| Meat Content |
31 total
high concentration, high quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
23 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 26th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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