9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food vs. Smack Very Berry for Cats
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Smack 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.) Smack has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smack has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food
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
Smack Very Berry for Cats
Smack 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.)
Smack has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smack has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
whole chicken whole salmon chicken liver chicken gizzard chicken heart organic cranberry organic blueberry organic parsley organic thyme organic strawberry
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat FoodKibble |
Smack Very Berry for CatsFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
F |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 92% |
| Protein % | 38% | 52% |
| Fat % | 12.5% | 27% |
| Fiber % | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 3.04 to 1 | 1.93 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 16 | 13 |
| Meat Content |
3 total
low concentration, low quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
5 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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