Stella & Chewy's Chick, Chick Chicken 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 Chick, Chick Chicken

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.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken gizzard 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 Chick, Chick Chicken

Frozen Raw

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Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Kibble

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Score
A+
Score
C
Food Type Frozen Raw Kibble
Meat % 98% Unknown
Protein % 15.5% 42%
Fat % 9% 15%
Fiber % 2% 3.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.72 to 1 2.8 to 1
Total Ingredients 6 18
Meat Content 3 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
 

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