Stella & Chewy's Absolutely Rabbit vs. Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten
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Stella & Chewy's has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Stella & Chewy's has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Stella & Chewy's has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Stella & Chewy's Absolutely Rabbit
Stella & Chewy's has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Stella & Chewy's has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Stella & Chewy's has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
rabbit with ground bone rabbit liver olive oil pumpkin seed potassium chloride sodium phosphate choline chloride dried pediococcus acidilactici fermentation product dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product dried bifidobacterium longum fermentation product
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten
First 10 ingredients:
deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes
Stella & Chewy's Absolutely RabbitFrozen Raw |
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused KittenKibble |
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Score
A |
Score
C |
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| Food Type | Frozen Raw | Kibble |
| Meat % | 98% | Unknown |
| Protein % | 15.5% | 42% |
| Fat % | 10.5% | 15% |
| Fiber % | 2% | 3.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.48 to 1 | 2.8 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 6 | 18 |
| Meat Content |
2 total
high concentration, high quality |
7 total
high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
