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
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 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 % | 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 |
