Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Duck Recipe
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Kirkland has a better protein to fat ratio. Northwest Naturals's ratio of 1.17 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Northwest Naturals has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Northwest Naturals has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula
Kirkland has a better protein to fat ratio. Northwest Naturals's ratio of 1.17 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
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
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Duck Recipe
Northwest Naturals has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Northwest Naturals has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
duck with bone duck heart duck liver egg gelatin water dulse powder dried kelp ground flaxseed organic psyllium husk powder
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice FormulaKibble |
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Duck RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 98% |
| Protein % | 30% | 35% |
| Fat % | 20% | 30% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.5 to 1 | 1.17 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 13 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
2 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
