Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food vs. Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats
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Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. Zeal's ratio of 1.55 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Zeal has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.
Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. Zeal's ratio of 1.55 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken meal chicken chicken fat egg product gelatin rice flour flaxseed meal cassava root flour dried plain beet pulp l-lysine
Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats
Zeal has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
salmon turkey turkey heart turkey liver bamboo fibre sunflower lecithin krill meal parsley taurine vitamin a
Oxbow Essentials Ferret FoodKibble |
Zeal Salmon and Turkey for CatsAir-Dried Raw |
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Score
B |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Air-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 96% |
| Protein % | 42% | 34% |
| Fat % | 20% | 22% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 4% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.1 to 1 | 1.55 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 20 | 10 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
2 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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