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Fresh Ground Other Bird / Smooth Other Bird vs Fresh Smooth Fish

Both are fresh foods, so their labels are already broadly comparable - differences here are about formulation, not water content. Declared moisture differs by only 4.0 percentage points, so the conversion changes little.

Fresh Ground Other Bird / Smooth Other Bird

Smalls

fresh refrigeratedadult72% moisture

Fresh Smooth Fish

Smalls

fresh refrigeratedadult76% moisture

Nutrition, both ways

Left pair of columns is what each package prints. Right pair removes the water from both. The last column is the difference that survives the conversion.

NutrientA: as fedB: as fedA: dry matterB: dry matterGap
Crude protein14.5%15%51.8%62.5%10.7 pp
Crude fat10%5%35.7%20.8%14.9 pp
Crude fiber1.5%1.5%5.4%6.3%0.9 pp
Moisture72%76%----4.0 pp

Multipliers: Fresh Ground Other Bird / Smooth Other Bird x3.6, Fresh Smooth Fish x4.2.

What the numbers actually show

Declared moisture is close between these two (72% against 76%), so converting to dry matter shifts both by a similar amount.

Whichever food is ahead on the label stays ahead after conversion - Fresh Smooth Fish carries 10.7 percentage points more protein on a dry-matter basis.

Ingredients

Only in Fresh Ground Other Bird / Smooth Other Bird

  1. Turkey
  2. Turkey liver
  3. Water sufficient for processing
  4. Dandelion greens
  5. Dried kelp
  6. Riboflavin

Only in Fresh Smooth Fish

  1. Salmon
  2. Cod
  3. Pumpkin
  4. Sunflower oil
  5. Dried parsley
  6. Calcium carbonate
  7. Potassium chloride
  8. Riboflavin supplement

Declared by both

  1. Green beans
  2. Dried yeast
  3. Tricalcium phosphate
  4. Choline chloride
  5. Salt
  6. Magnesium proteinate
  7. Taurine
  8. Zinc proteinate
  9. Iron proteinate
  10. Cod liver oil
  11. Niacin supplement
  12. Vitamin E supplement
  13. Vitamin A supplement
  14. Copper proteinate
  15. Manganese proteinate
  16. Thiamine mononitrate
  17. D-calcium pantothenate
  18. Pyridoxine hydrochloride
  19. Vitamin D3 supplement
  20. Vitamin B12 supplement
  21. Folic acid
  22. Sodium selenite
  23. Biotin

Sources

ProductSourceLast checked
Fresh Ground Other Bird / Smooth Other Birdhttps://help.smalls.com/en_us/what-are-the-ingredients-in-your-food-Sytx6Fg1p2026-11-01
Fresh Smooth Fishhttps://help.smalls.com/en_us/what-are-the-ingredients-in-your-food-Sytx6Fg1p2026-11-01
This page reports and converts label data. It does not rank these foods, does not recommend which to buy, and makes no claim about either one suiting your cat. Discuss dietary choices with your veterinarian.