Acana Homestead Harvest vs. 9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

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Acana 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. Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Acana Homestead Harvest
Acana 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.)
Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal oatmeal whole peas chicken fat whole green lentils whole chickpeas eggs deboned turkey
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food
9 Lives has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
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
Acana Homestead HarvestKibble |
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat FoodKibble |
|
Score
C |
Score
F |
|
Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
Protein % | 33% | 38% |
Fat % | 16% | 12.5% |
Fiber % | 4% | 2.5% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.06 to 1 | 3.04 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 19 | 16 |
Meat Content |
11 total
high quality |
3 total
low concentration, low quality |
Non-Meats |
7 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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