IAMS For Vitality Kitten Food with Fresh Chicken vs. 9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

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IAMS 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.) IAMS has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

IAMS For Vitality Kitten Food with Fresh Chicken

IAMS 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.)
IAMS has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

dried chicken dried turkey maize pork fat chicken rice dried beet pulp chicken gravy dried whole egg fish meal

9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

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

 

IAMS For Vitality Kitten Food with Fresh Chicken

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9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

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Score
B
Score
F
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 37% 38%
Fat % 21% 12.5%
Fiber % 1.6% 2.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.76 to 1 3.04 to 1
Total Ingredients 16 16
Meat Content 6 total
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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