Wellness CORE Kitten vs. Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Egg Formula

Purina has a better protein to fat ratio. Wellness's ratio of 2.5 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Purina has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Wellness has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Wellness has a lower concentration (5th vs 2nd ingredient).

Wellness CORE Kitten

Wellness has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Both foods have peas, but Wellness has a lower concentration (5th vs 2nd ingredient).

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

deboned turkey turkey meal deboned chicken chicken meal peas herring meal chicken fat dried ground potatoes tomato pomace ground flaxseed

Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Egg Formula

Purina has a better protein to fat ratio. Wellness's ratio of 2.5 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Purina has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken pea protein chicken meal cassava root flour dried egg product beef fat potato protein pea starch dried yeast canola meal