Pets at Home Ferret Nuggets vs. Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties
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Vital Essentials 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.) Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.
Pets at Home Ferret Nuggets
First 10 ingredients:
chicken meal wheat poultry fat soyabean meal whole linseed wheatfeed oatfeed maize fish meal soya oil
Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials 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.)
Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
turkey turkey heart turkey liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex
Pets at Home Ferret NuggetsKibble |
Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
F |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 94% |
| Protein % | 35% | 53% |
| Fat % | 3.9% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 4% | 2% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 8.97 to 1 | 2.65 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 14 | 4 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
low concentration, high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
6 total
low concentration |
None |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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