SquarePet Squarely Natural Chicken & Brown Rice Formula vs. Burgess Excel Ferret Nuggets

Burgess has a better protein to fat ratio. SquarePet's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) SquarePet has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Burgess has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

SquarePet Squarely Natural Chicken & Brown Rice Formula

SquarePet has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal brown rice white rice chicken fat natural flavor sunflower oil salmon oil calcium carbonate potassium chloride

Burgess Excel Ferret Nuggets

Burgess has a better protein to fat ratio. SquarePet's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Burgess has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

poultry meal rice poultry fat fish meal hydrolysed poultry meal brewer’s yeast beet pulp poultry gravy salt short chain fructo-oligosaccharides 0.25%