Smallbatch Duckbatch 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 1.42 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. Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Smallbatch Duckbatch Sliders
First 10 ingredients:
whole ducks including bones duck livers duck hearts duck gizzards salmon oil organic dandelion greens organic apple cider vinegar organic kelp organic bee pollen organic barley grass
Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Smallbatch's ratio of 1.42 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.
Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
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 Duckbatch 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 % | 15.1% | 47% |
| Fat % | 10.6% | 21% |
| Fiber % | 0.2% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.42 to 1 | 2.24 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 11 | 5 |
| Meat Content |
4 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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