Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food vs. Smalls Bird Recipe

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Thrive 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.

Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

Thrive 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:

dried chicken meat chicken chicken fat sweet potato potato chicken gravy vitamins vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e

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

 

Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

Kibble

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Smalls Bird Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
B
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 90% 98%
Protein % 52% 45%
Fat % 22% 15%
Fiber % 1.5% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.36 to 1 3 to 1
Total Ingredients 12 9
Meat Content 3 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 2 total
low concentration
None
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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