Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Smack Very Berry for Cats

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Smack has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 2.21 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smack has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smack has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Smack is 100% pea-free; Purina has peas as its 11th ingredient. Purina contains controversial ingredients.

Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken corn gluten meal rice beef fat soybean meal chicken by-product meal poultry by-product meal soy protein isolate dried egg product cassava root flour

Smack Very Berry for Cats

Smack has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 2.21 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smack has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smack has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Smack is 100% pea-free; Purina has peas as its 11th ingredient.
Purina contains controversial ingredients.

First 10 ingredients:

whole chicken whole salmon chicken liver chicken gizzard chicken heart organic cranberry organic blueberry organic parsley organic thyme organic strawberry

 

Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula

Kibble

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Smack Very Berry for Cats

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 92%
Protein % 42% 52%
Fat % 19% 27%
Fiber % 2.5% 1.8%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.21 to 1 1.93 to 1
Total Ingredients 30 13
Meat Content 7 total
low concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 6 total
low concentration
5 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 11th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free No Yes
 

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