IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten vs. Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food
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IAMS has a better protein to fat ratio. Thrive's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Thrive has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Thrive has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten
IAMS has a better protein to fat ratio. Thrive's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
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
Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food
Thrive has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Thrive has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
dried chicken meat chicken chicken fat sweet potato potato chicken gravy vitamins vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy KittenKibble |
Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry FoodKibble |
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Score
C |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | 90% |
| Protein % | 33% | 52% |
| Fat % | 21% | 22% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 1.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.57 to 1 | 2.36 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 16 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
5 total
high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
2 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
