Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken & Turkey with Salmon for Kittens vs. Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Natures Menu 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 slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken & Turkey with Salmon for Kittens
Natures Menu 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.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken broth turkey salmon minerals vitamin e taurine potassium iodide manganese oxide zinc sulphate monohydrate
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
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
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken & Turkey with Salmon for KittensCanned |
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Canned | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | 99% | 94% |
Protein % | 10% | 55% |
Fat % | 7% | 18% |
Fiber % | 0.2% | 5% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.43 to 1 | 3.06 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 7 | 4 |
Meat Content |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats | None | None |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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