Stella & Chewy's Raw Coated Chicken Kibble vs. Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Stella & Chewy's has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 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. Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Merrick has a lower concentration (5th vs 4th ingredient).

Stella & Chewy's Raw Coated Chicken Kibble

Stella & Chewy's has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 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.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal lentils peas chicken fat chicken liver natural chicken flavor chicken gizzard fenugreek seed sun-cured alfalfa

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Both foods have peas, but Merrick has a lower concentration (5th vs 4th ingredient).

First 10 ingredients:

deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes