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How do I know which pet food is better based on ingredients?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Female | spayed | 5 years and 11 months old | 17 lbs

I'm wondering which of these two foods is better? (Based on the ingredients) Please explain, thanks!

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 12th, 2018

The purple one seems to be a little better, mainly because the 3 first ingredients are meat while the first one only has the first ingredient marked as meat, but it's hard to know for sure without knowing what quantity of each is present in the food.

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