Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food vs. Natures Menu Especially for Cats Beef & Chicken
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Natures Menu has a better protein to fat ratio. Thrive's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Natures Menu has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Natures Menu has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food
First 10 ingredients:
dried chicken meat chicken chicken fat sweet potato potato chicken gravy vitamins vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Beef & Chicken
Natures Menu has a better protein to fat ratio. Thrive's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Natures Menu has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Natures Menu has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
beef chicken chicken broth minerals vitamin d3 vitamin e taurine potassium iodide manganese oxide zinc sulphate monohydrate
Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry FoodKibble |
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Beef & ChickenCanned |
|
Score
B |
Score
A+ |
|
Food Type | Kibble | Canned |
Meat % | 90% | 99% |
Protein % | 52% | 10% |
Fat % | 22% | 6% |
Fiber % | 1.5% | 0.2% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.36 to 1 | 1.67 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 12 | 6 |
Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
2 total
low concentration |
None |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |