Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
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Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 2.21 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Oxbow has 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; Purina has peas as its 11th ingredient. Purina contains controversial ingredients.
Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula
First 10 ingredients:
chicken corn gluten meal rice beef fat soybean meal chicken by-product meal poultry by-product meal soy protein isolate dried egg product cassava root flour
Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 2.21 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Oxbow has 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; Purina has peas as its 11th ingredient.
Purina contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken meal chicken chicken fat egg product gelatin rice flour flaxseed meal cassava root flour dried plain beet pulp l-lysine
Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice FormulaKibble |
Oxbow Essentials Ferret FoodKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 42% | 42% |
| Fat % | 19% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 2.5% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.21 to 1 | 2.1 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 30 | 20 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
low concentration, high quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
6 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 11th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | No | Yes |
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