Wellness CORE Kitten vs. Smalls Bird Recipe

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Wellness 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.

Wellness CORE Kitten

Wellness 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.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

deboned turkey turkey meal deboned chicken chicken meal peas herring meal chicken fat dried ground potatoes tomato pomace ground flaxseed

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

 

Wellness CORE Kitten

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 % Unknown 98%
Protein % 45% 45%
Fat % 18% 15%
Fiber % 3% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.5 to 1 3 to 1
Total Ingredients 22 9
Meat Content 7 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 6 total
low concentration
None
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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