Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken for Kittens vs. Essence Ranch & Meadow
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Essence has a better protein to fat ratio. Natures Menu's ratio of 1.43 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Natures Menu has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Natures Menu has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken for Kittens
Natures Menu has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Natures Menu has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken broth minerals vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e taurine potassium iodide copper sulphate pentahydrate manganese
Essence Ranch & Meadow
Essence has a better protein to fat ratio. Natures Menu's ratio of 1.43 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
lamb pork lamb meal mutton meal pork meal red lentils chickpeas green lentils pork fat natural flavor
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken for KittensCanned |
Essence Ranch & MeadowKibble |
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Score
A |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Canned | Kibble |
| Meat % | 99% | 86% |
| Protein % | 10% | 39% |
| Fat % | 7% | 19% |
| Fiber % | 0.2% | 4% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.43 to 1 | 2.05 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 5 | 19 |
| Meat Content |
2 total
high concentration, high quality |
9 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats | None |
6 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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