Real Meat Chicken Recipe vs. SquarePet HMLC Turkey & Chicken Formula
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SquarePet has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Real Meat has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.
Real Meat Chicken Recipe
Real Meat has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver chicken heart chicken gizzard chicken neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder parsley powder inulin ground chicken bone
SquarePet HMLC Turkey & Chicken Formula
SquarePet has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
turkey chicken turkey meal chicken meal salmon meal dried egg whites chicken fat tapioca natural chicken flavor apples
Real Meat Chicken RecipeAir-Dried Raw |
SquarePet HMLC Turkey & Chicken FormulaKibble |
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Score
A+ |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Air-Dried Raw | Kibble |
| Meat % | 90% | Unknown |
| Protein % | 30% | 48% |
| Fat % | 25% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 2% | 3.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.2 to 1 | 2.4 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 15 | 19 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
7 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
7 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | No | Yes |
