Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe vs. 9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

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Real Meat has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 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. Real Meat has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.
Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe
Real Meat has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Real Meat has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
turkey venison turkey liver turkey heart turkey gizzard venison lung venison liver turkey neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food
9 Lives has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal corn protein meal soybean meal animal fat whole wheat ocean fish meal natural flavor dicalcium phosphate salt
Real Meat Turkey and Venison RecipeAir-Dried Raw |
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat FoodKibble |
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Score
A+ |
Score
F |
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Food Type | Air-Dried Raw | Kibble |
Meat % | 90% | Unknown |
Protein % | 34% | 38% |
Fat % | 25% | 12.5% |
Fiber % | 3% | 2.5% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.36 to 1 | 3.04 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 18 | 16 |
Meat Content |
9 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
low concentration, low quality |
Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | No | Yes |
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