Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Smack Pacific Fish Feast
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Smack 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.) Smack has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten
Merrick has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes
Smack Pacific Fish Feast
Smack 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.)
Smack has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
rockfish herring organic pumpkin organic spinach organic celery organic apple organic parsley organic kale organic turmeric tocopherols
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused KittenKibble |
Smack Pacific Fish FeastFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 85% |
| Protein % | 42% | 50% |
| Fat % | 15% | 32% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 1.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.8 to 1 | 1.56 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 9 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
high quality |
2 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
6 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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