Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food vs. IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Adult with Chicken
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Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. However, IAMS's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Oxbow has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.
Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. However, IAMS's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Oxbow has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken meal chicken chicken fat egg product gelatin rice flour flaxseed meal cassava root flour dried plain beet pulp l-lysine
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Adult with Chicken
IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken by-product meal ground whole grain corn corn grits corn gluten meal dried plain beet pulp chicken fat natural flavor dried egg product sodium bisulfate
Oxbow Essentials Ferret FoodKibble |
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Adult with ChickenKibble |
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Score
B |
Score
D |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 42% | 32% |
| Fat % | 20% | 15% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.1 to 1 | 2.13 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 20 | 17 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
low concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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