IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten vs. Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
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Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. IAMS's ratio of 1.57 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (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.
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten
IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken by-product meal ground whole grain corn ground sorghum chicken fat corn gluten meal dried plain beet pulp natural flavor dried egg product potassium chloride
Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. IAMS's ratio of 1.57 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (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 KittenKibble |
Oxbow Essentials Ferret FoodKibble |
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Score
C |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 33% | 42% |
| Fat % | 21% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.57 to 1 | 2.1 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 16 | 20 |
| Meat Content |
5 total
high quality |
6 total
high 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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