Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties
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Purina has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.65 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. Purina contains controversial ingredients.
Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula
Purina has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.65 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken corn gluten meal rice beef fat soybean meal chicken by-product meal poultry by-product meal soy protein isolate dried egg product cassava root flour
Vital Essentials Turkey 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.
Purina contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
turkey turkey heart turkey liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex
Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice FormulaKibble |
Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 94% |
| Protein % | 42% | 53% |
| Fat % | 19% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 2.5% | 2% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.21 to 1 | 2.65 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 30 | 4 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
low concentration, high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
6 total
low concentration |
None |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | No | Yes |
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