9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food vs. IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Adult with Chicken
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IAMS 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. 9 Lives has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food
9 Lives has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
9 Lives has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
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
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Adult with Chicken
IAMS 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.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken by-product meal ground whole grain corn corn grits corn gluten meal dried plain beet pulp chicken fat natural flavor dried egg product sodium bisulfate
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat FoodKibble |
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Adult with ChickenKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
D |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 38% | 32% |
| Fat % | 12.5% | 15% |
| Fiber % | 2.5% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 3.04 to 1 | 2.13 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 16 | 17 |
| Meat Content |
3 total
low concentration, low quality |
5 total
low concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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