Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe vs. 9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food

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Real Meat has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Real Meat has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Real Meat has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods contain controversial ingredients.

Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe

Real Meat has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Real Meat has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Real Meat has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

turkey venison turkey liver turkey heart turkey gizzard venison lung venison liver turkey neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder

9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food

First 10 ingredients:

whole ground corn chicken by-product meal soybean meal meat and bone meal beef fat corn gluten meal whole wheat natural flavor soybean hulls salmon meal

 

Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe

Air-Dried Raw

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9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food

Kibble

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Score
A+
Score
F
Food Type Air-Dried Raw Kibble
Meat % 90% Unknown
Protein % 34% 28%
Fat % 25% 9%
Fiber % 3% 4%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.36 to 1 3.11 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 20
Meat Content 9 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
low concentration, low quality
Non-Meats 3 total
low concentration
5 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free No No
 

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