Friskies Indoor Delights vs. Essence Ranch & Meadow

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Essence has a better protein to fat ratio. Friskies's ratio of 3.33 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Essence has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Essence has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Friskies Indoor Delights

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

ground yellow corn corn gluten meal chicken by-product meal soybean meal beef tallow powdered cellulose soybean hulls liver flavor meat and bone meal calcium carbonate

Essence Ranch & Meadow

Essence has a better protein to fat ratio. Friskies's ratio of 3.33 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Essence has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Essence has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

lamb pork lamb meal mutton meal pork meal red lentils chickpeas green lentils pork fat natural flavor

 

Friskies Indoor Delights

Kibble

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Essence Ranch & Meadow

Kibble

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Score
F
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown 86%
Protein % 30% 39%
Fat % 9% 19%
Fiber % 5% 4%
Protein to Fat Ratio 3.33 to 1 2.05 to 1
Total Ingredients 21 19
Meat Content 6 total
low concentration, low quality
9 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 5 total
low concentration
6 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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