Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Hill's Science Diet Kitten Indoor Chicken Recipe
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Hill's has a better protein to fat ratio. Kirkland's ratio of 1.5 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Kirkland has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Kirkland has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula
Kirkland has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Kirkland has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal whole grain brown rice ground white rice chicken fat natural chicken flavor flaxseed sodium bisulfate potassium chloride choline chloride
Hill's Science Diet Kitten Indoor Chicken Recipe
Hill's has a better protein to fat ratio. Kirkland's ratio of 1.5 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken brown rice wheat gluten cracked pearled barley chicken fat chicken meal whole grain oats egg product chicken liver flavor ground pecan shells
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice FormulaKibble |
Hill's Science Diet Kitten Indoor Chicken RecipeKibble |
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Score
C |
Score
C |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 30% | 37.5% |
| Fat % | 20% | 19.2% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 1.8% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.5 to 1 | 1.95 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 13 | 28 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
high quality |
6 total
low concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
6 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
