Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Raw Paws Complete Chicken Pet Food

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Raw Paws has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Raw Paws has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Raw Paws has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Raw Paws is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes

Raw Paws Complete Chicken Pet Food

Raw Paws has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Raw Paws has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Raw Paws has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Raw Paws is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

ground chicken with bone chicken heart chicken liver herring oil mixed tocopherols d-alpha tocopherol

 

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Kibble

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Raw Paws Complete Chicken Pet Food

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 100%
Protein % 42% 45%
Fat % 15% 27%
Fiber % 3.5% 2.2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.8 to 1 1.67 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 5
Meat Content 7 total
high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 4 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free No, 5th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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