Absolute Pet Beef & Venison vs. 9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

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Absolute Pet has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) 9 Lives has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Absolute Pet has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.
Absolute Pet Beef & Venison
Absolute Pet has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Absolute Pet has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
beef beef lung beef liver venison vegetable glycerine green lipped mussel dried chicory parsley choline chloride flaxseed
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food
9 Lives has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal corn protein meal soybean meal animal fat whole wheat ocean fish meal natural flavor dicalcium phosphate salt
Absolute Pet Beef & VenisonAir-Dried Raw |
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat FoodKibble |
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Score
A+ |
Score
F |
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Food Type | Air-Dried Raw | Kibble |
Meat % | 93% | Unknown |
Protein % | 30% | 38% |
Fat % | 25% | 12.5% |
Fiber % | 7% | 2.5% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.2 to 1 | 3.04 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 19 | 16 |
Meat Content |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
low concentration, low quality |
Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | No | Yes |
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