Purina Kitten Chow Naturals vs. Smalls Bird Recipe

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Purina 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 much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Purina Kitten Chow Naturals

Purina 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.)

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken by-product meal corn gluten meal soy flour ground yellow corn beef fat rice ground whole wheat natural liver flavor phosphoric acid

Smalls Bird Recipe

Smalls has much 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

 

Purina Kitten Chow Naturals

Kibble

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Smalls Bird Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
C
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 98%
Protein % 40% 45%
Fat % 15% 15%
Fiber % 2.5% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.67 to 1 3 to 1
Total Ingredients 20 9
Meat Content 4 total
high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 5 total
low concentration
None
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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