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.
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 PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food BeefFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| 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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