| Food Ingredients | ||||||||||
| Name | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Crude Protein Not less than | Crude Fat Not less than | Crude Fiber | Moisture Not more than |
| 8 In 1 Ultimate Ferret Diet | Chicken | Chicken Meal | Ground Rice | Chicken Fat | Chicken Digest | Raisin Juice | >38% | 19% | 3% | 10% |
| 8 In 1Ultra Blend | Chicken Meal | Ground Yellow Corn | Brewers Rice | Corn Gluten Meal | Animal Fat | Corn Oil | >35% | 15% | 3% | 10% |
| Bil-Jac Kitten Food | Chicken bi-products (Meat) | Chicken | Corn | Dried Beet Pulp | Chicken bi-product Meal | Liver | >33% | 19% | 3.50% | 10% |
| Dad's Kitten Food | Corn Gluten Meal | Poultry by-product meal | Ground Wheat | Wheat Germ Meal | Poultry Fat | Ground Yellow Corn | >35% | 10% | 3% | 12% |
| Eukanuba Cat Chicken & Rice | Chicken | Chicken Liver | Chicken By-Product Meal | Rice Flour | Chicken By-Product | Fish Meal | >34% | 21% | 2.50% | 10% |
| Friskies Kitten Formula | Ground Yellow corn | Poultry by-product meal | Digest of Chicken by-prod. | Corn Gluten Meal | Soybean Meal | Fish meal | >35% | 9% | 4% | 10% |
| Hartz Ferret Diet | Meat and Bone Meal | Brewer's Rice | Ground Corn | Poultry by-prod and meal | Fish | Wheat Muddlings | >30% | 12% | 4% | 12% |
| Iams Kitten Food | Chicken | Chicken by Product Meal | Ground Corn Grits | Ground Grain Sorghum | Corn Meal | Chicken Fat | >34% | 22% | 3% | 10% |
| Innova Feline | Turkey | Chicken Meal | Chicken | Whole Steamed Potatoes | Whole eggs | Ground Barley | >36% | 20% | 2.50% | 10% |
| KayTee Fiesta | Poultry Meal | Ground Corn | Fish Meal | Animal Fat | Dried Beet Pulp | Soy Flour | >30% | 16% | 5% | 12% |
| KayTee Forti Diet | Poultry Meal | Fish Meal | Animal Fat | Soy Flour | Kibbled Corn | Dried Beet Pulp | >35% | 18% | 4% | 12% |
| L/M Vita-Vittles | Kibbbled Corn | Fish Meal | Poultry Meal | Soy Flour | Spray Dried Animal Blood | Beet pulp | >32% | 10% | 4% | 10% |
| Marshall's Premium Diet | Chicken By-Product | Herring Meal | Corn | Cod Fish | Animal Liver | Dried Beet Pulp | >38% | 18% | 4% | 10% |
| Mazuri By PMI | Poultry Meal | Poultry By-Product Meal | Animal Fat | Ground Corn | Soybean Meal | Corn Gluten Meal | >38% | 20.50% | 4% | 12% |
| Merrick Pro Super Premium | Beef Liver | Brewer's Rice | Rice | Poultry By-Product Meal | Wheat | Corn Gluten Meal | >30% | 13% | 1.5% | 10% |
| Nutriphase | Poultry Meal | Fish Meal | Soy Flour | Animal Fat | Dried Beet Pulp | Egg Product | >32% | 18% | 4% | 12% |
| Nutro Max Kitten Food | Chicken Meal | Corn Gluten Meal | Wheat Flour | Ground Rice | Poultry Fat | Ground Whole Wheat | >34% | 20% | 3% | 10% |
| One Earth Naturals Adult Cat | Chicken Meal | Lamb Meal | Brown Rice | Chicken Fat | Chicken Digest | Fish Oil | >34% | 18% | 3% | 10% |
| Path Valley Farms Crunchy Chicken & Rice | Chicken By-Product Meal | Extruded Rice | Chicken | Chicken Fat | Poultry Liver | Beet Pulp | >34% | 22% | 3% | 10% |
| Professional Kitten Chicken & Rice | Chicken | Chicken by Product Meal | Rice Flour | Corn Gluten Meal | Chicken Fat | Oatmeal | >34% | 22% | 3% | 10% |
| Purina Kitten Chow | Poultry by-product meal | Ground Yellow Corn | Soy bean Meal | Corn Gluten meal | Ground Wheat | Ground Brewer's Yeast | >34% | 10% | 4% | 12% |
| Royal Canin Feline Nutrition Growth 34 | Chicken | Rice Flour | Chicken Meal | Corn Flour | Chicken Fat | Poultry Meal | >34% | 20% | 2.5% | 10% |
| Science Diet Feline Growth | Poultry By-Product | Ground Corn | Animal Fat | Corn Gluten Meal | Chicken Liver Digest | Dried Egg Product | >33% | 23% | 3% | 10% |
| Sheppard & Greene Maxi-Life | Chicken Meal | Ground Rice | Corn Gluten Meal | Chicken Fat | Ground Corn | Dry Whole Egg | >28% | 14% | 4% | 10% |
| Sheppard & Greene Nutri-Life | Chicken Meal | Ground Rice | Corn Gluten Meal | Chicken Fat | Ground Corn | Dry Whole Egg | >35% | 20% | 3% | 10% |
| Totally Ferret Adult Formula | Chicken By-Product Meal | Rice Flour | Egg Product | Chicken Fat | Wheat Flour | Poultry Fat | >33% | 18.50% | 1.50% | 10% |
| Totally Ferret Original Formula | Chicken By-Product Meal | Rice Flour | Egg Product | Chicken Fat | Poultry Fat | Wheat Flour | >36% | 22% | 1.50% | 10% |
| ZuPreem | Chicken Meal | Animal Fat | Ground Wheat | Wheat Flour | Chicken by-product Meal | Chicken | >40% | 20% | 2% | 10% |
| Ratings based on the Ideal | |||||||
| Name | Protein (32-38) | Fat content (18-22) | Fiber content (3 or below) | No corn in first3 ingred. | Meat instead of meat by-products | No fish | Total stars (Out of 6) |
| 8 In 1 Ultimate Ferret Diet | * | * | * | * | * | * | 6 |
| 8 In 1Ultra Blend | * | * | * | 3 | |||
| Bil-Jac Kitten Food | * | * | * | * | 4 | ||
| Dad's Kitten Food | * | * | * | 3 | |||
| Eukanuba Cat Chicken & Rice | * | * | * | * | * | 5 | |
| Friskies Kitten Formula | * | * | 2 | ||||
| Hartz Ferret Diet | ? | .5 | |||||
| Iams Kitten Food | * | * | * | * | * | 5 | |
| Innova Feline | * | * | * | * | * | * | 6 |
| KayTee Fiesta | 0 | ||||||
| KayTee Forti Diet | * | * | * | 3 | |||
| L/M Vita-Vittles | * | 1 | |||||
| Marshall's Premium Diet | * | * | 2 | ||||
| Mazuri By PMI | * | * | * | * | 4 | ||
| Merrick Pro Super Premium | * | * | 1/2 * | * | 3.5 | ||
| Nutriphase | * | * | * | 3 | |||
| Nutro Max Kitten Food | * | * | * | * | 4 | ||
| One Earth Naturals Adult Cat | * | * | * | * | 4 | ||
| Path Valley Farms Crunchy Chicken & Rice | * | * | * | * | * | * | 6 |
| Professional Kitten Chicken & Rice | * | * | * | * | * | * | 6 |
| Purina Kitten Chow | * | * | 2 | ||||
| Royal Canin Feline Nutrition Growth 34 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 6 |
| Science Diet Feline Growth | * | * | * | 3 | |||
| Sheppard & Greene Maxi-Life | * | * | 2 | ||||
| Sheppard & Greene Nutri-Life | * | * | * | * | 4 | ||
| Totally Ferret Adult Formula | * | * | * | * | * | 5 | |
| Totally Ferret Original Formula | * | * | * | * | * | 5 | |
| ZuPreem | * | * | * | 1/2 * | * | 4.5 | |