Pets at Home Ferret Nuggets vs. Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food

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Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. Pets at Home's ratio of 8.97 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Pets at Home has 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.

Pets at Home Ferret Nuggets

Pets at Home has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken meal wheat poultry fat soyabean meal whole linseed wheatfeed oatfeed maize fish meal soya oil

Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food

Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. Pets at Home's ratio of 8.97 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (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

 

Pets at Home Ferret Nuggets

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Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food

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Score
F
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 35% 42%
Fat % 3.9% 20%
Fiber % 4% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 8.97 to 1 2.1 to 1
Total Ingredients 14 20
Meat Content 4 total
low concentration, high quality
6 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 6 total
low concentration
4 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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