Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties vs. Open Farm Surf & Turf Freeze Dried Raw Cat Food

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Open Farm's ratio of 1.32 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties

Vital Essentials has a better protein to fat ratio. Open Farm's ratio of 1.32 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Vital Essentials has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

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

Open Farm Surf & Turf Freeze Dried Raw Cat Food

First 10 ingredients:

salmon beef beef liver beef heart beef bone montmorillonite clay dicalcium phosphate organic dandelion greens potassium chloride vitamins

 

Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Open Farm Surf & Turf Freeze Dried Raw Cat Food

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 94% 98%
Protein % 47% 45%
Fat % 21% 34%
Fiber % 5% 5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.24 to 1 1.32 to 1
Total Ingredients 5 11
Meat Content 4 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats None 2 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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