Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Pork
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Steve's Real Food 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.) Steve's Real Food has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Steve's Real Food has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten
First 10 ingredients:
deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Pork
Steve's Real Food 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.)
Steve's Real Food has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Steve's Real Food has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
ground pork pork liver pork heart ground pork bone goat milk flax seed kelp taurine inulin coconut oil
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused KittenKibble |
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food PorkFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 95% |
| Protein % | 42% | 49% |
| Fat % | 15% | 29% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 2.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.8 to 1 | 1.69 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
