Smallbatch Chickenbatch Sliders vs. Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Smallbatch's ratio of 1.48 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Smallbatch Chickenbatch Sliders
First 10 ingredients:
chicken skinless chicken backs chicken hearts chicken gizzards chicken livers salmon oil organic dandelion greens organic apple cider vinegar organic kelp organic bee pollen
Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Smallbatch's ratio of 1.48 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
duck duck gizzard duck heart duck liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex
Smallbatch Chickenbatch SlidersFrozen Raw |
Vital Essentials Duck Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Frozen Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 97% | 94% |
| Protein % | 16% | 47% |
| Fat % | 10.8% | 21% |
| Fiber % | 0.2% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.48 to 1 | 2.24 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 12 | 5 |
| Meat Content |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
None |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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