Absolute Pet Chicken & Hoki vs. Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Absolute Pet has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.
Absolute Pet Chicken & Hoki
Absolute Pet has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken hoki chicken liver vegetable glycerine green lipped mussel dried chicory parsley choline chloride flaxseed kelp
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken heart chicken liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex
Absolute Pet Chicken & HokiAir-Dried Raw |
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Air-Dried Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 93% | 94% |
| Protein % | 31% | 55% |
| Fat % | 25% | 18% |
| Fiber % | 7% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.24 to 1 | 3.06 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 4 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
None |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | No | Yes |
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