Pets at Home Ferret Nuggets vs. Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties

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Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Pets at Home's ratio of 8.97 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.

Pets at Home Ferret Nuggets

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken meal wheat poultry fat soyabean meal whole linseed wheatfeed oatfeed maize fish meal soya oil

Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties

Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Pets at Home's ratio of 8.97 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.

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

 

Pets at Home Ferret Nuggets

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 % 35% 53%
Fat % 3.9% 20%
Fiber % 4% 2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 8.97 to 1 2.65 to 1
Total Ingredients 14 4
Meat Content 4 total
low concentration, high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 6 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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