Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra Duck vs. Smalls Water Bird Recipe
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Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra Duck
Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
dry chicken meal dry duck meal freshly prepared chicken mince potato beet pulp brewer’s yeast chicken gravy salmon oil vitamins and minerals dried egg
Smalls Water Bird Recipe
Smalls has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
finely ground duck with bone duck heart duck liver duck gizzard duck egg duck blood goat's milk water eggshell membrane herring oil
Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra DuckKibble |
Smalls Water Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
|
Score
C |
Score
A+ |
|
Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | 84% | 98% |
Protein % | 37% | 45% |
Fat % | 20% | 20% |
Fiber % | 2.1% | 3% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.85 to 1 | 2.25 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 14 | 10 |
Meat Content |
4 total
high concentration, low quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
None |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |