Smalls Water Bird Recipe vs. Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef

You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Steve's Real Food's ratio of 1.44 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

Smalls Water Bird Recipe

Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Steve's Real Food's ratio of 1.44 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smalls has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

Legend

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

Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef

First 10 ingredients:

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