Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food vs. Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef
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Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. Steve's Real Food's ratio of 1.24 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Steve's Real Food has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Steve's Real Food 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. Steve's Real Food's ratio of 1.24 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken meal chicken chicken fat egg product gelatin rice flour flaxseed meal cassava root flour dried plain beet pulp l-lysine
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef
Steve's Real Food has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Steve's Real Food has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
ground beef beef hearts beef kidney beef liver raw goat’s milk ground beef bone flaxseed inulin dried kelp chia seeds
Oxbow Essentials Ferret FoodKibble |
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food BeefFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
B |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 95% |
| Protein % | 42% | 46% |
| Fat % | 20% | 37% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 1.2% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.1 to 1 | 1.24 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 20 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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