Orijen Six Fish vs. Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties

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Orijen 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 much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Vital Essentials is 100% pea-free; Orijen has peas as its 15th ingredient.

Orijen Six Fish

Orijen 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.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

whole atlantic mackerel whole atlantic herring flounder whole acadian redfish atlantic monkfish silver hake mackerel meal herring meal blue whiting meal alaskan pollock oil

Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties

Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Vital Essentials is 100% pea-free; Orijen has peas as its 15th ingredient.

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

 

Orijen Six Fish

Kibble

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Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 94%
Protein % 40% 53%
Fat % 20% 20%
Fiber % 3% 2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2 to 1 2.65 to 1
Total Ingredients 43 4
Meat Content 12 total
high concentration, high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 24 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free No, 15th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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