SquarePet Squarely Natural Chicken & Brown Rice Formula vs. 9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

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SquarePet has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) SquarePet has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. SquarePet has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

SquarePet Squarely Natural Chicken & Brown Rice Formula

SquarePet has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
SquarePet has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
SquarePet has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal brown rice white rice chicken fat natural flavor sunflower oil salmon oil calcium carbonate potassium chloride

9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

First 10 ingredients:

whole ground corn chicken by-product meal corn protein meal soybean meal animal fat whole wheat ocean fish meal natural flavor dicalcium phosphate salt

 

SquarePet Squarely Natural Chicken & Brown Rice Formula

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9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

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Score
C
Score
F
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 36% 38%
Fat % 16% 12.5%
Fiber % 3% 2.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.25 to 1 3.04 to 1
Total Ingredients 9 16
Meat Content 4 total
high quality
3 total
low concentration, low quality
Non-Meats 2 total
low concentration
3 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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