Smalls Bird Recipe vs. Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Duck & Chicken

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Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Dr. Elsey's's ratio of 3.22 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

Smalls Bird Recipe

Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Dr. Elsey's's ratio of 3.22 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

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First 10 ingredients:

finely ground chicken with bone chicken heart chicken liver chicken gizzard chicken egg goat’s milk water eggshell membrane herring oil mixed tocopherols

Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Duck & Chicken

First 10 ingredients:

duck dried chicken hydrolyzed pork gelatin pork plasma chicken fat ground flaxseed dried pork liver natural flavor salmon oil

 

Smalls Bird Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Duck & Chicken

Kibble

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Score
A+
Score
B
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Kibble
Meat % 98% Unknown
Protein % 45% 58%
Fat % 15% 18%
Fiber % 3% 4%
Protein to Fat Ratio 3 to 1 3.22 to 1
Total Ingredients 9 18
Meat Content 5 total
high concentration, high quality
8 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats None 1 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 
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