Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Real Meat Turkey Recipe

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Real Meat has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Real Meat has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Real Meat has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.

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First 10 ingredients:

deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes

Real Meat Turkey Recipe

Real Meat has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Real Meat has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Real Meat has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

turkey turkey liver turkey heart turkey gizzard turkey neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder parsley powder inulin ground turkey bone

 

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Kibble

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Real Meat Turkey Recipe

Air-Dried Raw

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Score
C
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Air-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 90%
Protein % 42% 29%
Fat % 15% 26%
Fiber % 3.5% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.8 to 1 1.12 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 15
Meat Content 7 total
high quality
6 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 4 total
low concentration
3 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes No
 

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