Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food
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Thrive 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.) Thrive has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Thrive 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
Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food
Thrive 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.)
Thrive has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Thrive has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
dried chicken meat chicken chicken fat sweet potato potato chicken gravy vitamins vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused KittenKibble |
Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry FoodKibble |
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Score
C |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | 90% |
| Protein % | 42% | 52% |
| Fat % | 15% | 22% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 1.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.8 to 1 | 2.36 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
2 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
