Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe vs. Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Real Meat 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. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.
Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe
Real Meat 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:
turkey venison turkey liver turkey heart turkey gizzard venison lung venison liver turkey neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder
Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Real Meat 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
Real Meat Turkey and Venison RecipeAir-Dried Raw |
Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Air-Dried Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 90% | 94% |
| Protein % | 34% | 53% |
| Fat % | 25% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 2% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.36 to 1 | 2.65 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 4 |
| Meat Content |
9 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
None |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | No | Yes |
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