Smalls Bird Recipe vs. Dave's Pet Food Naturally Healthy Chicken Formula
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Dave's Pet Food has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Smalls Bird Recipe
Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
finely ground chicken with bone chicken heart chicken liver chicken gizzard chicken egg goat’s milk water eggshell membrane herring oil mixed tocopherols
Dave's Pet Food Naturally Healthy Chicken Formula
Dave's Pet Food has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken broth chicken liver turkey guar gum sweet potatoes carrots agar-agar potassium chloride salt
Smalls Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
Dave's Pet Food Naturally Healthy Chicken FormulaCanned |
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Score
A+ |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Canned |
| Meat % | 98% | Unknown |
| Protein % | 45% | 10% |
| Fat % | 15% | 5% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 1% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 3 to 1 | 2 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 9 | 14 |
| Meat Content |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats | None |
7 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
