Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Chicken
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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 Chicken
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:
chicken chicken liver chicken heart chicken necks raw goat milk flaxseed kelp salmon oil taurine inulin
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused KittenKibble |
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food ChickenFrozen Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Frozen Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 95% |
| Protein % | 42% | 14.4% |
| Fat % | 15% | 5.5% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 0.1% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.8 to 1 | 2.62 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 13 |
| 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 |
