Young Again High Protein Ferret Food vs. Smalls Water Bird Recipe

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Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Young Again's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Young Again has slightly 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. Young Again contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma. Young Again contains controversial ingredients.

Young Again High Protein Ferret Food

Young Again has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

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First 10 ingredients:

hydrolyzed pork chicken meal potato starch poultry fat l-lysine powdered chicken dl methionine fructose psyllium husk potassium citrate

Smalls Water Bird Recipe

Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Young Again's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Young Again contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.
Young Again contains controversial ingredients.

First 10 ingredients:

finely ground duck with bone duck heart duck liver duck gizzard duck egg duck blood goat's milk water eggshell membrane herring oil

 

Young Again High Protein Ferret Food

Kibble

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Smalls Water Bird Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
C
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 98%
Protein % 50% 45%
Fat % 22% 20%
Fiber % 5% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.27 to 1 2.25 to 1
Total Ingredients 9 10
Meat Content 4 total
high concentration, high quality
6 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 2 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free No Yes
Controversial ingredient-free No Yes
 
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