Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Egg Formula vs. Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites

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Smallbatch has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 2.21 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smallbatch has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smallbatch has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Egg Formula

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken pea protein chicken meal cassava root flour dried egg product beef fat potato protein pea starch dried yeast canola meal

Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites

Smallbatch has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 2.21 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smallbatch has 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

 

Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Egg Formula

Kibble

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Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
C
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 95%
Protein % 42% 57.8%
Fat % 19% 27.5%
Fiber % 2.5% 1.9%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.21 to 1 2.1 to 1
Total Ingredients 21 13
Meat Content 5 total
high quality
4 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 5 total
low concentration
1 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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