Purina Kitten Chow Naturals vs. Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken for Kittens
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Natures Menu has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 2.67 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.
Purina Kitten Chow Naturals
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken by-product meal corn gluten meal soy flour ground yellow corn beef fat rice ground whole wheat natural liver flavor phosphoric acid
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken for Kittens
Natures Menu has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 2.67 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
Purina Kitten Chow NaturalsKibble |
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken for KittensCanned |
|
Score
C |
Score
A |
|
Food Type | Kibble | Canned |
Meat % | Unknown | 99% |
Protein % | 40% | 10% |
Fat % | 15% | 7% |
Fiber % | 2.5% | 0.2% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.67 to 1 | 1.43 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 20 | 5 |
Meat Content |
4 total
high quality |
2 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
5 total
low concentration |
None |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |