Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties vs. Zeal Chicken for Cats
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Zeal has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 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 mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken heart chicken liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex
Zeal Chicken for Cats
Zeal has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 3.06 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken tender chicken liver yeast extract dicalcium phosphate natural flavor bamboo fiber pumpkin powder parsley calcium carbonate
Vital Essentials Chicken Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
Zeal Chicken for CatsAir-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Air-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 94% | 96% |
| Protein % | 55% | 36% |
| Fat % | 18% | 28% |
| Fiber % | 5% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 3.06 to 1 | 1.29 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 4 | 16 |
| Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
6 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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