Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties

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Merrick has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Merrick has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties

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

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken heart chicken liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex

 

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Kibble

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Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
C
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 94%
Protein % 42% 55%
Fat % 15% 18%
Fiber % 3.5% 5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.8 to 1 3.06 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 4
Meat Content 7 total
high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 4 total
low concentration
None
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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