Smalls Bird Recipe vs. Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Smalls Bird Recipe
Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
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
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken heart chicken liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex
Smalls Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 98% | 94% |
| Protein % | 45% | 55% |
| Fat % | 15% | 18% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 3 to 1 | 3.06 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 9 | 4 |
| Meat Content |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats | None | None |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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