Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties vs. Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Duck & Chicken
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Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Dr. Elsey's's ratio of 3.22 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Dr. Elsey's's ratio of 3.22 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
turkey turkey heart turkey liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex
Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Duck & Chicken
First 10 ingredients:
duck dried chicken hydrolyzed pork gelatin pork plasma chicken fat ground flaxseed dried pork liver natural flavor salmon oil
Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Duck & ChickenKibble |
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Score
A+ |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Kibble |
| Meat % | 94% | Unknown |
| Protein % | 53% | 58% |
| Fat % | 20% | 18% |
| Fiber % | 2% | 4% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.65 to 1 | 3.22 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 4 | 18 |
| Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
8 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats | None |
1 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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