Applaws Complete Kitten Food 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 Kitten Food
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:
dried chicken meat meal chicken mince potatoes yeast beet pulp juices from the chicken salmon oil vitamins and minerals dried egg cellulose from plant fiber
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 Kitten FoodKibble |
Smalls Water Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
|
Score
C |
Score
A+ |
|
Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | Unknown | 98% |
Protein % | 38% | 45% |
Fat % | 20% | 20% |
Fiber % | 2.1% | 3% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.9 to 1 | 2.25 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 12 | 10 |
Meat Content |
3 total
low quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
None |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |