Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret vs. Marshall Ferret Crunch

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Marshall has a better protein to fat ratio. Pretty Bird's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Marshall has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Pretty Bird has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma. Marshall contains controversial ingredients.

Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

Pretty Bird has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Marshall contains controversial ingredients.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

hydrolyzed pork chicken meal poultry fat potato starch powdered chicken l-lysine tomato pomace dl methionine cellulose potassium citrate

Marshall Ferret Crunch

Marshall has a better protein to fat ratio. Pretty Bird's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Marshall has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken by-products chicken chicken by-product meal corn meal dried beet pulp brewers dried yeast dl-methionine l-lysine sodium propionate and mixed tocopherols taurine

 

Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

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Marshall Ferret Crunch

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Score
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Score
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Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 50% 38%
Fat % 22% 18%
Fiber % 5% 3.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.27 to 1 2.11 to 1
Total Ingredients 14 12
Meat Content 4 total
high concentration, high quality
3 total
high quality
Non-Meats 2 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free No Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes No
 
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