IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten vs. 9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food
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IAMS has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. IAMS has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. 9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten
IAMS has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
IAMS has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken by-product meal ground whole grain corn ground sorghum chicken fat corn gluten meal dried plain beet pulp natural flavor dried egg product potassium chloride
9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal soybean meal meat and bone meal beef fat corn gluten meal whole wheat natural flavor soybean hulls salmon meal
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy KittenKibble |
9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat FoodKibble |
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Score
C |
Score
F |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 33% | 28% |
| Fat % | 21% | 9% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 4% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.57 to 1 | 3.11 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 16 | 20 |
| Meat Content |
5 total
high quality |
5 total
low concentration, low quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
5 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | No |
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