Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties vs. Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef

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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. Steve's Real Food's ratio of 1.24 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. Steve's Real Food's ratio of 1.24 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

Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef

First 10 ingredients:

ground beef beef hearts beef kidney beef liver raw goat’s milk ground beef bone flaxseed inulin dried kelp chia seeds

 

Vital Essentials Duck Dinner Patties

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 94% 95%
Protein % 47% 46%
Fat % 21% 37%
Fiber % 5% 1.2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.24 to 1 1.24 to 1
Total Ingredients 5 12
Meat Content 4 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats None 3 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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