Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties vs. Arthur Ferret Food
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Arthur has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.24 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.
Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
duck duck gizzard duck heart duck liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex
Arthur Ferret Food
Arthur has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.24 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken meal dehydrated whole eggs chicken fat potato meal herring meal natural flavour herring oil ground flaxseed salt choline chloride
Vital Essentials Duck Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
Arthur Ferret FoodKibble |
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Score
A+ |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Kibble |
| Meat % | 94% | Unknown |
| Protein % | 47% | 40% |
| Fat % | 21% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 5% | 2.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.24 to 1 | 2 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 5 | 18 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats | None |
2 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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