Alpha Feeds Ferret Feast vs. Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties

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Alpha Feeds has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.65 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has 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. Alpha Feeds contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Alpha Feeds Ferret Feast

Alpha Feeds has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.65 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

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First 10 ingredients:

poultry meat meal whole wheat fish meal whole maize poultry oil maize gluten meal brewers yeast sugar beet pellets whole linseed extract of yucca schidigera

Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties

Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Alpha Feeds contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

First 10 ingredients:

turkey turkey heart turkey liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex

 

Alpha Feeds Ferret Feast

Kibble

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Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
D
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 94%
Protein % 36% 53%
Fat % 19% 20%
Fiber % 2% 2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.89 to 1 2.65 to 1
Total Ingredients 12 4
Meat Content 2 total
low concentration, low quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 4 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free No Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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