Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties vs. Lily's Kitchen Smooth Paté for Kittens Chicken
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Lily's Kitchen 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 slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
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
Lily's Kitchen Smooth Paté for Kittens Chicken
Lily's Kitchen 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:
freshly prepared chicken freshly prepared pork freshly prepared trout freshly prepared beef minerals zinc manganese iodine salmon oil algae
Vital Essentials Duck Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
Lily's Kitchen Smooth Paté for Kittens ChickenCanned |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A |
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Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Canned |
Meat % | 94% | 65% |
Protein % | 47% | 10% |
Fat % | 21% | 6% |
Fiber % | 5% | 0.2% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.24 to 1 | 1.67 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 5 | 7 |
Meat Content |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
4 total
high quality |
Non-Meats | None | None |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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