Real Meat Turkey Recipe vs. Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 1.12 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (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. Both foods are pea-free. Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.

Real Meat Turkey Recipe

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First 10 ingredients:

turkey turkey liver turkey heart turkey gizzard turkey neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder parsley powder inulin ground turkey bone

Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties

Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 1.12 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.

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

 

Real Meat Turkey Recipe

Air-Dried Raw

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Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Air-Dried Raw Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 90% 94%
Protein % 29% 53%
Fat % 26% 20%
Fiber % 3% 2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.12 to 1 2.65 to 1
Total Ingredients 15 4
Meat Content 6 total
high concentration, high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 3 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free No Yes
 

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