Performatrin Ultra Grain-Free Original Kitten Recipe vs. 9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food

Performatrin has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) 9 Lives has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Performatrin has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. 9 Lives is 100% pea-free; Performatrin has peas as its 5th ingredient. 9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.

Performatrin Ultra Grain-Free Original Kitten Recipe

Performatrin has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Performatrin has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

turkey chicken meal potato duck meal peas salmon meal spray dried egg product potato protein chicken fat sweet potato

9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food

9 Lives has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
9 Lives is 100% pea-free; Performatrin has peas as its 5th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

whole ground corn chicken by-product meal soybean meal meat and bone meal beef fat corn gluten meal whole wheat natural flavor soybean hulls salmon meal