Smalls Bird Recipe vs. Scrumbles Adult & Senior Chicken & Salmon
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Scrumbles 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 slightly 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 slightly 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
Scrumbles Adult & Senior Chicken & Salmon
Scrumbles 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:
dehydrated chicken freshly prepared chicken rice chicken fat prepared salmon chicken liver freshly salmon oil dried alfalfa minerals vitamins
Smalls Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
Scrumbles Adult & Senior Chicken & SalmonKibble |
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Score
A+ |
Score
B |
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Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Kibble |
Meat % | 98% | 75% |
Protein % | 45% | 36% |
Fat % | 15% | 20% |
Fiber % | 3% | 2% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 3 to 1 | 1.8 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 9 | 11 |
Meat Content |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high quality |
Non-Meats | None |
4 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |