IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten vs. Real Meat Chicken Recipe
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IAMS has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Real Meat has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Real Meat has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten
IAMS has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Real Meat 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
Real Meat Chicken Recipe
Real Meat has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Real Meat has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver chicken heart chicken gizzard chicken neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder parsley powder inulin ground chicken bone
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy KittenKibble |
Real Meat Chicken RecipeAir-Dried Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Kibble | Air-Dried Raw |
Meat % | Unknown | 90% |
Protein % | 33% | 30% |
Fat % | 21% | 25% |
Fiber % | 3% | 2% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.57 to 1 | 1.2 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 16 | 15 |
Meat Content |
5 total
high quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | No |