Primal Feline Chicken & Salmon Nuggets vs. 9 Lives Daily Essentials Dry Cat Food

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Primal has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) 9 Lives has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Primal has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. 9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.
Primal Feline Chicken & Salmon Nuggets
Primal has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Primal has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver salmon organic kale organic squash organic carrots organic apples organic pumpkin seeds organic sunflower seeds organic parsley
9 Lives Daily Essentials Dry Cat Food
9 Lives has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal soybean meal meat and bone meal corn gluten meal beef fat whole wheat natural flavor salmon meal phosphoric acid
Primal Feline Chicken & Salmon NuggetsFrozen Raw |
9 Lives Daily Essentials Dry Cat FoodKibble |
|
Score
A+ |
Score
F |
|
Food Type | Frozen Raw | Kibble |
Meat % | 89% | Unknown |
Protein % | 13% | 28% |
Fat % | 8% | 9% |
Fiber % | 2% | 3% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.63 to 1 | 3.11 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 20 | 18 |
Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
low concentration, low quality |
Non-Meats |
12 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | No |
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