IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten vs. Essence Air & Gamefowl
If you have ferrets, please check out Ferret Love
Create an account to hide ads!
If you purchase a product or service linked from this page, we may receive a commission. We will never link to or promote unhealthy or dangerous products. 100% of profits will be donated to animal charities. Read our mission statement
Essence 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.) IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Essence has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten
IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
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
Essence Air & Gamefowl
Essence 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.)
Essence has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
turkey chicken duck duck meal turkey meal chicken meal red lentils chickpeas green lentils chicken fat
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy KittenKibble |
Essence Air & GamefowlKibble |
|
|
Score
C |
Score
B |
|
| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | 86% |
| Protein % | 33% | 40% |
| Fat % | 21% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 4% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.57 to 1 | 2 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 16 | 19 |
| Meat Content |
5 total
high quality |
8 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
6 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
|
We only link to quality products. |
