Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe vs. Smalls Other Bird Recipe

cat
This information is for cats.
If you have ferrets, please check out Ferret Love

Create an account to hide ads!

vs

You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Real Meat 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 fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.

Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe

Real Meat 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.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

turkey venison turkey liver turkey heart turkey gizzard venison lung venison liver turkey neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder

Smalls Other Bird Recipe

Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Real Meat 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

 

Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe

Air-Dried Raw

View complete details

Smalls Other Bird Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

View complete details

 
Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Air-Dried Raw Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 90% 98%
Protein % 34% 49%
Fat % 25% 17%
Fiber % 3% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.36 to 1 2.88 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 9
Meat Content 9 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 3 total
low concentration
None
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free No Yes
 

Feedback