Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula 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 contains controversial ingredients.
Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula
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 corn gluten meal rice beef fat soybean meal chicken by-product meal poultry by-product meal soy protein isolate dried egg product cassava root flour
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.
Purina contains controversial ingredients.
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 Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice FormulaKibble |
Smalls Other Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
|
Score
C |
Score
A+ |
|
Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | Unknown | 98% |
Protein % | 42% | 49% |
Fat % | 19% | 17% |
Fiber % | 2.5% | 3% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.21 to 1 | 2.88 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 30 | 9 |
Meat Content |
7 total
low concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
6 total
low concentration |
None |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | No | Yes |