IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten vs. Applaws Complete Kitten Food

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Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. IAMS's ratio of 1.57 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Applaws has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Applaws has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten

Legend

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

Applaws Complete Kitten Food

Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. IAMS's ratio of 1.57 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Applaws has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Applaws has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

dried chicken meat meal chicken mince potatoes yeast beet pulp juices from the chicken salmon oil vitamins and minerals dried egg cellulose from plant fiber

 

IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten

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Applaws Complete Kitten Food

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Score
C
Score
C
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 33% 38%
Fat % 21% 20%
Fiber % 3% 2.1%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.57 to 1 1.9 to 1
Total Ingredients 16 12
Meat Content 5 total
high quality
3 total
low quality
Non-Meats 4 total
low concentration
3 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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