Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Egg Formula vs. 9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food

Purina 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 slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. 9 Lives has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. 9 Lives is 100% pea-free; Purina has peas as its 2nd ingredient. 9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.

Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Egg Formula

Purina 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 contains controversial ingredients.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken pea protein chicken meal cassava root flour dried egg product beef fat potato protein pea starch dried yeast canola meal

9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food

9 Lives has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
9 Lives has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives is 100% pea-free; Purina has peas as its 2nd 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