Smalls Water Bird Recipe vs. Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Chicken

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

Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Steve's Real Food's ratio of 2.62 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Smalls Water Bird Recipe

Smalls has a better protein to fat ratio. Steve's Real Food's ratio of 2.62 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smalls has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

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

Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Chicken

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken heart chicken necks raw goat milk flaxseed kelp salmon oil taurine inulin

 

Smalls Water Bird Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Chicken

Frozen Raw

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Frozen Raw
Meat % 98% 95%
Protein % 45% 14.4%
Fat % 20% 5.5%
Fiber % 3% 0.1%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.25 to 1 2.62 to 1
Total Ingredients 10 13
Meat Content 6 total
high concentration, high quality
4 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats None 3 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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