Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties vs. Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Whitefish Recipe
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Northwest Naturals's ratio of 5.56 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Northwest Naturals's ratio of 5.56 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Vital Essentials has 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
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Whitefish Recipe
First 10 ingredients:
whitefish whitefish with bone egg gelatin water dulse powder dried kelp ground flaxseed organic psyllium husk powder salmon oil
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Whitefish RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | 94% | 98% |
Protein % | 55% | 50% |
Fat % | 18% | 9% |
Fiber % | 5% | 5% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 3.06 to 1 | 5.56 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 4 | 11 |
Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats | None |
2 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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