Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites vs. Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats
If you have ferrets, please check out Ferret Love
Create an account to hide ads!
You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Smallbatch has a better protein to fat ratio. Zeal's ratio of 1.55 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Zeal 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. Zeal's ratio of 1.55 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
Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats
Zeal has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
salmon turkey turkey heart turkey liver bamboo fibre sunflower lecithin krill meal parsley taurine vitamin a
Smallbatch Freezedried ChickenbitesFreeze-Dried Raw |
Zeal Salmon and Turkey for CatsAir-Dried Raw |
|
|
Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
|
| Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Air-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 95% | 96% |
| Protein % | 57.8% | 34% |
| Fat % | 27.5% | 22% |
| Fiber % | 1.9% | 4% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.1 to 1 | 1.55 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 13 | 10 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
1 total
low concentration |
2 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
