Smalls Other Bird Recipe vs. Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Duck Recipe
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Northwest Naturals has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.88 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. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Smalls Other Bird Recipe
Smalls has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
finely ground turkey with bone turkey heart turkey liver turkey gizzard goat's milk turkey egg water egg shell membrane herring oil mixed tocopherols
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Duck Recipe
Northwest Naturals has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.88 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
duck with bone duck heart duck liver egg gelatin water dulse powder dried kelp ground flaxseed organic psyllium husk powder
Smalls Other Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Duck RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 98% | 98% |
| Protein % | 49% | 35% |
| Fat % | 17% | 30% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.88 to 1 | 1.17 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 9 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats | None |
2 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
