Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Ocean Fish with Salmon vs. Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
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Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. Applaws's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Oxbow has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Oxbow has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Oxbow is 100% pea-free; Applaws has peas as its 2nd ingredient.
Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Ocean Fish with Salmon
First 10 ingredients:
white fish peas herring meal chickpea flour lentils salmon whitefish meal flaxseed brewer’s yeast salmon oil
Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. Applaws's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Oxbow has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Oxbow has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Oxbow is 100% pea-free; Applaws has peas as its 2nd 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
Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Ocean Fish with SalmonKibble |
Oxbow Essentials Ferret FoodKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | 50% | Unknown |
| Protein % | 34% | 42% |
| Fat % | 15% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 6% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.27 to 1 | 2.1 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 23 | 20 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
11 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 2nd Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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