Hill's Prescription Diet d/d Feline Duck & Green Pea Formula vs. 9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food
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Hill's has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) 9 Lives has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. 9 Lives has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Hill's Prescription Diet d/d Feline Duck & Green Pea Formula
Hill's has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
yellow peas pea protein duck green peas pork fat powdered cellulose calcium sulfate chicken liver flavor fish oil lactic acid
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food
9 Lives has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
9 Lives has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal corn protein meal soybean meal animal fat whole wheat ocean fish meal natural flavor dicalcium phosphate salt
Hill's Prescription Diet d/d Feline Duck & Green Pea FormulaKibble |
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat FoodKibble |
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Score
D |
Score
F |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 34.5% | 38% |
| Fat % | 21.3% | 12.5% |
| Fiber % | 4.7% | 2.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.62 to 1 | 3.04 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 22 | 16 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
low concentration, high quality |
3 total
low concentration, low quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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