Purina Kitten Chow Naturals vs. Smalls Bird Recipe
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Purina has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.
Purina Kitten Chow Naturals
Purina has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken by-product meal corn gluten meal soy flour ground yellow corn beef fat rice ground whole wheat natural liver flavor phosphoric acid
Smalls Bird Recipe
Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
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
Purina Kitten Chow NaturalsKibble |
Smalls Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
|
Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | Unknown | 98% |
Protein % | 40% | 45% |
Fat % | 15% | 15% |
Fiber % | 2.5% | 3% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.67 to 1 | 3 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 20 | 9 |
Meat Content |
4 total
high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
5 total
low concentration |
None |
Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |