Smalls Other Bird Recipe vs. Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Beef & Trout Recipe

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Northwest Naturals's ratio of 0.73 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Smalls Other Bird Recipe
Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Northwest Naturals's ratio of 0.73 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
finely ground turkey with bone turkey heart turkey liver turkey gizzard goat's milk turkey egg water egg shell membrane herring oil mixed tocopherols
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Beef & Trout Recipe
First 10 ingredients:
beef heart trout with ground bone ground beef bone beef beef liver egg water gelatin dulse powder dried kelp
Smalls Other Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Beef & Trout RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | 98% | 98% |
Protein % | 49% | 33% |
Fat % | 17% | 45% |
Fiber % | 3% | 7% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.88 to 1 | 0.73 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 9 | 14 |
Meat Content |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
7 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats | None |
2 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |