Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties vs. Dave's Pet Food Naturally Healthy Adult Dry Cat Food

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Dave's Pet Food has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.24 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties

Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Vital Essentials has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

duck duck gizzard duck heart duck liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex

Dave's Pet Food Naturally Healthy Adult Dry Cat Food

Dave's Pet Food has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.24 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

First 10 ingredients:

chicken meal lentils field peas chicken fat chickpeas pea flour pea protein chicken natural flavors tapioca starch

 

Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Dave's Pet Food Naturally Healthy Adult Dry Cat Food

Kibble

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Score
A+
Score
D
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Kibble
Meat % 94% Unknown
Protein % 47% 34%
Fat % 21% 16%
Fiber % 5% 3.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.24 to 1 2.13 to 1
Total Ingredients 5 24
Meat Content 4 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
low concentration, high quality
Non-Meats None 8 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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