Stella & Chewy's Chick, Chick Chicken vs. Smalls Water Bird Recipe
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Stella & Chewy's has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Stella & Chewy's 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.
Stella & Chewy's Chick, Chick Chicken
Stella & Chewy's has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Stella & Chewy's has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver chicken gizzard pumpkin seed potassium chloride sodium phosphate choline chloride dried pediococcus acidilactici fermentation product dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product dried bifidobacterium longum fermentation product
Smalls Water Bird Recipe
Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
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
Stella & Chewy's Chick, Chick ChickenFrozen Raw |
Smalls Water Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Frozen Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 98% | 98% |
| Protein % | 15.5% | 45% |
| Fat % | 9% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 2% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.72 to 1 | 2.25 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 6 | 10 |
| Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
None |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |