Purina Cat Chow Naturals vs. Nutro Wholesome Essentials Adult Indoor Formula with Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe

Nutro has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 3.78 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nutro has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Purina is 100% pea-free; Nutro has peas as its 4th ingredient.

Purina Cat Chow Naturals

Purina is 100% pea-free; Nutro has peas as its 4th ingredient.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken corn gluten meal brewers rice chicken by-product meal soybean meal ground yellow corn animal fat turkey powdered cellulose natural flavor

Nutro Wholesome Essentials Adult Indoor Formula with Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe

Nutro has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 3.78 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nutro has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal brewers rice pea protein whole grain brown rice chicken fat dehydrated alfalfa meal potato protein dried plain beet pulp flaxseed