Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Open Farm Homestead Turkey & Chicken Dry Cat Food
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Open Farm 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 fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Open Farm has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula
Kirkland has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
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
Open Farm Homestead Turkey & Chicken Dry Cat Food
Open Farm 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.)
Open Farm has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
humanely raised turkey humanely raised chicken ocean whitefish meal herring meal garbanzo beans red lentils coconut oil ocean menhaden fish meal green lentils pumpkin
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice FormulaKibble |
Open Farm Homestead Turkey & Chicken Dry Cat FoodKibble |
|
Score
C |
Score
B |
|
Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
Protein % | 30% | 37% |
Fat % | 20% | 18% |
Fiber % | 3% | 3% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.5 to 1 | 2.06 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 13 | 19 |
Meat Content |
4 total
high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
7 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |