Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Scrumbles Kittens & Queens Chicken

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Scrumbles 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.) Scrumbles has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Scrumbles has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Scrumbles Kittens & Queens Chicken

Scrumbles 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.)
Scrumbles has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Scrumbles has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

dehydrated chicken freshly prepared chicken rice chicken fat chicken liver dried alfalfa salmon oil minerals vitamins dried cranberry

 

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

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Scrumbles Kittens & Queens Chicken

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Score
C
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown 77%
Protein % 42% 38%
Fat % 15% 21%
Fiber % 3.5% 1.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.8 to 1 1.81 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 10
Meat Content 7 total
high quality
4 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 4 total
low concentration
4 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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