Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Chicken vs. Smalls Water Bird Recipe
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Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Dr. Elsey's's ratio of 3.28 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Chicken
First 10 ingredients:
chicken dried egg product pork protein concentrate gelatin chicken fat flaxseed natural flavor salmon oil potassium citrate fructooligosaccharide
Smalls Water Bird Recipe
Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Dr. Elsey's's ratio of 3.28 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smalls has 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 duck with bone duck heart duck liver duck gizzard duck egg duck blood goat's milk water eggshell membrane herring oil
Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein ChickenKibble |
Smalls Water Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
B |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 98% |
| Protein % | 59% | 45% |
| Fat % | 18% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 4% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 3.28 to 1 | 2.25 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 20 | 10 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
1 total
low concentration |
None |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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