Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra Lamb vs. Smalls Bird Recipe
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Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has 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 Lamb
Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
dry chicken dry lamb dry potato chicken mince beet pulp chicken gravy salmon oil vitamins and minerals dried egg cellulose plant fibre
Smalls Bird Recipe
Smalls has 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 chicken with bone chicken heart chicken liver chicken gizzard chicken egg goat’s milk water eggshell membrane herring oil mixed tocopherols
Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra LambKibble |
Smalls Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 80% | 98% |
| Protein % | 37% | 45% |
| Fat % | 17% | 15% |
| Fiber % | 2.5% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.18 to 1 | 3 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 14 | 9 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
None |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
