Purina Kitten Chow Naturals vs. Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food
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Thrive has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 2.67 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Thrive has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Thrive has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.
Purina Kitten Chow Naturals
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken by-product meal corn gluten meal soy flour ground yellow corn beef fat rice ground whole wheat natural liver flavor phosphoric acid
Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food
Thrive has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 2.67 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Thrive has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Thrive has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
dried chicken meat chicken chicken fat sweet potato potato chicken gravy vitamins vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e
Purina Kitten Chow NaturalsKibble |
Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry FoodKibble |
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Score
C |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | 90% |
| Protein % | 40% | 52% |
| Fat % | 15% | 22% |
| Fiber % | 2.5% | 1.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.67 to 1 | 2.36 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 20 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
5 total
low concentration |
2 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |