Acana Meadowlands vs. Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food

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Acana 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. Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Oxbow is 100% pea-free; Acana has peas as its 10th ingredient.

Acana Meadowlands

Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Oxbow's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

deboned chicken deboned turkey chicken liver chicken meal catfish meal pollock meal whole red lentils whole pinto beans chicken fat pea starch

Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food

Oxbow has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Oxbow is 100% pea-free; Acana has peas as its 10th 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

 

Acana Meadowlands

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Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food

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Score
F
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 36% 42%
Fat % 18% 20%
Fiber % 4% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2 to 1 2.1 to 1
Total Ingredients 37 20
Meat Content 18 total
high concentration, high quality
6 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 15 total
low concentration
4 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 10th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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