Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food vs. Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef

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Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. Steve's Real Food's ratio of 1.24 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Steve's Real Food has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Steve's Real Food has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food

Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. Steve's Real Food's ratio of 1.24 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken meal chicken chicken fat egg product gelatin rice flour flaxseed meal cassava root flour dried plain beet pulp l-lysine

Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef

Steve's Real Food has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Steve's Real Food has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

ground beef beef hearts beef kidney beef liver raw goat’s milk ground beef bone flaxseed inulin dried kelp chia seeds

 

Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food

Kibble

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Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
B
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 95%
Protein % 42% 46%
Fat % 20% 37%
Fiber % 3% 1.2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.1 to 1 1.24 to 1
Total Ingredients 20 12
Meat Content 6 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 4 total
low concentration
3 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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