Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Taste of the Wild Turkey Limited Ingredient Recipe
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Taste of the Wild 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.) Taste of the Wild has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Taste of the Wild has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
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
Taste of the Wild Turkey Limited Ingredient Recipe
Taste of the Wild 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.)
Taste of the Wild has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Taste of the Wild has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
turkey lentils sunflower oil natural flavor salmon oil dl-methionine dicalcium phosphate calcium carbonate salt choline chloride
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused KittenKibble |
Taste of the Wild Turkey Limited Ingredient RecipeKibble |
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Score
C |
Score
D |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 42% | 33% |
| Fat % | 15% | 15% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.8 to 1 | 2.2 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 9 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
high quality |
2 total
low concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
1 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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