ZiwiPeak East Cape Recipe vs. Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food

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Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. ZiwiPeak's ratio of 1.19 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Oxbow has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. ZiwiPeak has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

ZiwiPeak East Cape Recipe

ZiwiPeak has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

mutton goat whole kahawai goat tripe whole white trevally mutton lung whole mackerel mutton tripe new zealand green mussel goat liver

Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food

Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. ZiwiPeak's ratio of 1.19 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Oxbow has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken meal chicken chicken fat egg product gelatin rice flour flaxseed meal cassava root flour dried plain beet pulp l-lysine

 

ZiwiPeak East Cape Recipe

Air-Dried Raw

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Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food

Kibble

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Score
A+
Score
B
Food Type Air-Dried Raw Kibble
Meat % 96% Unknown
Protein % 38% 42%
Fat % 32% 20%
Fiber % 3% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.19 to 1 2.1 to 1
Total Ingredients 21 20
Meat Content 17 total
high concentration, high quality
6 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 2 total
low concentration
4 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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