Wellness CORE Kitten vs. Smalls Bird Recipe
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Wellness has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Wellness CORE Kitten
Wellness has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
deboned turkey turkey meal deboned chicken chicken meal peas herring meal chicken fat dried ground potatoes tomato pomace ground flaxseed
Smalls Bird Recipe
Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
finely ground chicken with bone chicken heart chicken liver chicken gizzard chicken egg goat’s milk water eggshell membrane herring oil mixed tocopherols
Wellness CORE KittenKibble |
Smalls Bird RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
|
Score
B |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | Unknown | 98% |
Protein % | 45% | 45% |
Fat % | 18% | 15% |
Fiber % | 3% | 3% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.5 to 1 | 3 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 22 | 9 |
Meat Content |
7 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
6 total
low concentration |
None |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |