Vitalin British Chicken Complete Ferret Diet vs. Absolute Pet Mackerel & Lamb

Vitalin has a better protein to fat ratio. Absolute Pet's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vitalin has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Absolute Pet has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Vitalin contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma. Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.

Vitalin British Chicken Complete Ferret Diet

Vitalin has a better protein to fat ratio. Absolute Pet's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Vitalin has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken meat meal rice chicken oil sugar beet fish meal brewer’s yeast fish oil chicken liver digest fructo-oligosaccharides mannan-oligosaccharides

Absolute Pet Mackerel & Lamb

Absolute Pet has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Vitalin contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

First 10 ingredients:

lamb blue mackerel lamb lung lamb liver vegetable glycerine green lipped mussel dried chicory parsley choline chloride flaxseed