Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken for Kittens
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Natures Menu 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.) Natures Menu has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Natures Menu 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
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken for Kittens
Natures Menu 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.)
Natures Menu has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Natures Menu has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken broth minerals vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e taurine potassium iodide copper sulphate pentahydrate manganese
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused KittenKibble |
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken for KittensCanned |
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Score
C |
Score
A |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Canned |
| Meat % | Unknown | 99% |
| Protein % | 42% | 10% |
| Fat % | 15% | 7% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 0.2% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.8 to 1 | 1.43 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 5 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
high quality |
2 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
None |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
