Natures Menu Especially for Cats Beef & Chicken vs. Absolute Pet Mackerel & Lamb

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Natures Menu has a better protein to fat ratio. Absolute Pet's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Natures Menu has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.

Natures Menu Especially for Cats Beef & Chicken

Natures Menu has a better protein to fat ratio. Absolute Pet's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Natures Menu has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

beef chicken chicken broth minerals vitamin d3 vitamin e taurine potassium iodide manganese oxide zinc sulphate monohydrate

Absolute Pet Mackerel & Lamb

First 10 ingredients:

lamb blue mackerel lamb lung lamb liver vegetable glycerine green lipped mussel dried chicory parsley choline chloride flaxseed

 

Natures Menu Especially for Cats Beef & Chicken

Canned

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Absolute Pet Mackerel & Lamb

Air-Dried Raw

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Canned Air-Dried Raw
Meat % 99% 93%
Protein % 10% 30%
Fat % 6% 25%
Fiber % 0.2% 7%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.67 to 1 1.2 to 1
Total Ingredients 6 19
Meat Content 3 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats None 3 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes No
 

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