Purina Kitten Chow Naturals vs. Smalls Other Bird Recipe
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Purina has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.88 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Purina Kitten Chow Naturals
Purina has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.88 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
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
Smalls Other Bird Recipe
Smalls has much 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 turkey with bone turkey heart turkey liver turkey gizzard goat's milk turkey egg water egg shell membrane herring oil mixed tocopherols
Purina Kitten Chow NaturalsKibble |
Smalls Other Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | Unknown | 98% |
Protein % | 40% | 49% |
Fat % | 15% | 17% |
Fiber % | 2.5% | 3% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.67 to 1 | 2.88 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 20 | 9 |
Meat Content |
4 total
high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
5 total
low concentration |
None |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |