Primal Feline Chicken & Salmon Nuggets vs. Smalls Water Bird Recipe
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Primal has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Primal Feline Chicken & Salmon Nuggets
Primal has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver salmon organic kale organic squash organic carrots organic apples organic pumpkin seeds organic sunflower seeds organic parsley
Smalls Water Bird Recipe
Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
finely ground duck with bone duck heart duck liver duck gizzard duck egg duck blood goat's milk water eggshell membrane herring oil
Primal Feline Chicken & Salmon NuggetsFrozen Raw |
Smalls Water Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Frozen Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | 89% | 98% |
Protein % | 13% | 45% |
Fat % | 8% | 20% |
Fiber % | 2% | 3% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.63 to 1 | 2.25 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 20 | 10 |
Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
12 total
low concentration |
None |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |