Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Zeal Chicken with Freeze-Dried Salmon for Cats
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Purina has a better protein to fat ratio. Zeal's ratio of 1.29 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Zeal has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Zeal 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. Zeal's ratio of 1.29 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (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
Zeal Chicken with Freeze-Dried Salmon for Cats
Zeal has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Zeal has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Purina contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken tender chicken liver salmon yeast extract dicalcium phosphate natural flavor bamboo fiber pumpkin powder parsley
Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice FormulaKibble |
Zeal Chicken with Freeze-Dried Salmon for CatsAir-Dried Raw |
|
Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Kibble | Air-Dried Raw |
Meat % | Unknown | 96% |
Protein % | 42% | 36% |
Fat % | 19% | 28% |
Fiber % | 2.5% | 5% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.21 to 1 | 1.29 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 30 | 17 |
Meat Content |
7 total
low concentration, high quality |
7 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
6 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | No | Yes |