Stella & Chewy's Duck Duck Goose vs. Smalls Bird Recipe

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Stella & Chewy's has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Stella & Chewy's has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Stella & Chewy's Duck Duck Goose

Stella & Chewy's has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Stella & Chewy's has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

duck with ground bone turkey turkey liver goose turkey gizzard pumpkin seed potassium chloride sodium phosphate choline chloride dried pediococcus acidilactici fermentation product

Smalls Bird Recipe

Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

finely ground chicken with bone chicken heart chicken liver chicken gizzard chicken egg goat’s milk water eggshell membrane herring oil mixed tocopherols

 

Stella & Chewy's Duck Duck Goose

Frozen Raw

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Smalls Bird Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Frozen Raw Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 98% 98%
Protein % 13.5% 45%
Fat % 10% 15%
Fiber % 2% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.35 to 1 3 to 1
Total Ingredients 8 9
Meat Content 5 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 3 total
low concentration
None
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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