Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites
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Smallbatch has a better protein to fat ratio. Kirkland's ratio of 1.5 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smallbatch has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal whole grain brown rice ground white rice chicken fat natural chicken flavor flaxseed sodium bisulfate potassium chloride choline chloride
Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites
Smallbatch has a better protein to fat ratio. Kirkland's ratio of 1.5 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
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
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice FormulaKibble |
Smallbatch Freezedried ChickenbitesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 95% |
| Protein % | 30% | 57.8% |
| Fat % | 20% | 27.5% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 1.9% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.5 to 1 | 2.1 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 13 | 13 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
1 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
