Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites vs. 9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

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Smallbatch has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smallbatch has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smallbatch has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites
Smallbatch has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smallbatch has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smallbatch has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken including bone chicken chicken gizzards chicken hearts chicken livers organic winter squash organic spinach organic mct oil salmon oil organic turmeric
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal corn protein meal soybean meal animal fat whole wheat ocean fish meal natural flavor dicalcium phosphate salt
Smallbatch Freezedried ChickenbitesFreeze-Dried Raw |
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat FoodKibble |
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Score
A+ |
Score
F |
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Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Kibble |
Meat % | 95% | Unknown |
Protein % | 57.8% | 38% |
Fat % | 27.5% | 12.5% |
Fiber % | 1.9% | 2.5% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.1 to 1 | 3.04 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 13 | 16 |
Meat Content |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
low concentration, low quality |
Non-Meats |
1 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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