Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Kiwi Kitchens Frozen Raw Beef with Chicken Dinner

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Kiwi Kitchens has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Kiwi Kitchens has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Kiwi Kitchens has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

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First 10 ingredients:

deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes

Kiwi Kitchens Frozen Raw Beef with Chicken Dinner

Kiwi Kitchens has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Kiwi Kitchens has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Kiwi Kitchens has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

beef beef lung beef liver beef kidney nz green mussels egg kelp fish oil sunflower oil dicalcium phosphate

 

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Kibble

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Kiwi Kitchens Frozen Raw Beef with Chicken Dinner

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Score
C
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Frozen Raw
Meat % Unknown 93%
Protein % 42% 12%
Fat % 15% 10%
Fiber % 3.5% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.8 to 1 1.2 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 16
Meat Content 7 total
high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 4 total
low concentration
1 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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